Chapter XI

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

the lower side of anything

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

under normal conditions

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

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From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

start firing a weapon

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

the act of departing

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

in an attractively handsome manner

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mr. Wrigley, I have said, was a man of few words, but a just.

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

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

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

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

possessive form of “holmes” — a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

and nothing more

From this reading Mr. Wrigley, I have said, was a man of few words, but a just.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

informal terms for a mother

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Mr. Wrigley, I have said, was a man of few words, but a just.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

the force of workers available

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

plural of “mickle” — (often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading MITCHELL MILL.

English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)

From this reading MITCHELL MILL.

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From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

information about recent and important events

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

the middle of the day

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

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 I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Wrigley, I have said, was a man of few words, but a just.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

inflected form of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Mr. Wrigley, I have said, was a man of few words, but a just.

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

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

someone who tunes pianos

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

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

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

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

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

at the time that

From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.

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

From this reading He sent for Jim and me into the counting house, if so big a name can be given to the little office in which he kept his books and paid the wages each Saturday noon.

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

From this reading "It'll ta' a guidish mony o' them sort o' mickles to ma' a muckle," the village wit had prophesied; but Mr. Wrigley was not among the croakers.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Mr. Wrigley, I have said, was a man of few words, but a just.

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From this reading I imagine few masters behave as handsomely by their men as Mr. Wrigley did by Jim and me when the news spread like fire from Harrop Green to Greenfield that Parson Holmes's and Jim o' 'Lijah's, th' Tuner, had dropped into a fortune and were going to start on their own bottom at Mitchell, commonly called Mickle Mill.