Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Is it a man's name, I dunno?"

higher than, or over, something

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

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

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "'Pho-e-nix!'

in a delicate manner

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

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

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "'Pho-e-nix!'

throw away as refuse

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

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

From this reading Is it a man's name, I dunno?"

plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

give expression to

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

an ornamental facade

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

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

From this reading Is it a man's name, I dunno?"

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

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

From this reading Is it a man's name, I dunno?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Is it a man's name, I dunno?"

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Is it a man's name, I dunno?"

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

a form of address for a man

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Is it a man's name, I dunno?"

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

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "'Pho-e-nix!'

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "'Pho-e-nix!'

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "'Pho-e-nix!'

marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

subject to a ruling authority

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

express in words

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

be seated

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

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

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

in the near future

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

a lightweight cord

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

(of soil) soft and watery

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

express in words

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

the upper part of anything

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

precisely as stated

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

look attentively

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

at the time that

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The Westcote Land and Improvement Company was ripping the whole top off Seiler's Hill and dumping it into the swampy meadow, and Mike Flannery liked to sit at the back door of the express office, when there was nothing to do, and watch the endless string of waggons dump the soft clay and sand there.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.

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

From this reading Already the swamp was a vast landscape of small hills and valleys of new, soft soil, and soon it would burst into streets and dwellings.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "'Pho-e-nix!'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading (Frontispiece) "''Tis well enough t' say kape it, but cats like thim does not kape very well'" "'I will tell you what it is,' said Mr. Gratz" "Her pencil was delicately poised above the ruled page" They were doing good work out back of the Westcote express office.