Chapter VIII

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

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

anew

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

(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 The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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

From this reading RUTH AND JIM.

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

next to; at the side of

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

exhale hard

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

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From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

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From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

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From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

made known or openly avowed

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

communicated in words

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

past form of “hoist” — raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

full of or characterized by humor

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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From this reading RUTH AND JIM.

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

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From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

engage in

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

a large and imposing house

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

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

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

absolutely essential

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

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From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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 The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

domestic swine

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

of momentous or ominous significance

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

repeat a passage from

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

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

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading RUTH AND JIM.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

except for; apart from

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

be seated

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

offering safety; well protected or concealed

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

plural of “tube” — conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

having tucked or being tucked

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

the topmost one of two

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

plural of “warp” — a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

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

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

at the time that

From this reading When I returned to my senses, or, as Jim expressed it, "comed back to my know," it was to find myself tucked in bed in my own little room in Pole Moor Manse, snug enough save that the upper part of my left arm seemed big enough for the thigh of an elephant.

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

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

during the time that

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading It had been deemed necessary to sit up with me, and for the comfort of the watchers the long-settle had been with much difficulty, hoisted to my chamber through the window, the staircase being too narrow to admit of its being brought up that way.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The knife with which I had been stabbed, by a blow that was probably meant for my heart, had lodged deep in the shoulder, or, as Jim explained to me, the humerus, though, again to quote my friend, "nob'dy but a doctor could see owt humorous about it, but that's what owd Dean ca'd it."

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading The upper arm had swollen to a portentous size, the skin red and inflamed, and the vilely-stinking matter had been drained away by tubes inserted in the wound, I all the while unconscious and babbling about rings and Gretna Green and Burnplatters and bad warps and broken time and Bill's o' Jacks and Belgian hares and I know not what, beside, "enough to make angels weep," Ruth said, "fit to mak' a pig dee o' laughing," Jim declared.