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 The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

possessive form of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

a youthful male person

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

a period of 100 years

From this reading The Century Co.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading The Century Co.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

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From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

to an extreme degree

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

an ornamental facade

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

a young female

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

the act of departing

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

dazzlingly beautiful

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

a strong current of air

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

assets that are saleable though not material or physical

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

immediately past

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

engage in

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

imaginative intellectual play

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

march in a procession

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

by chance

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

popular aquarium fish

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

noisily and stubbornly defiant

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

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

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

and nothing more

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

marked by or emitting or filled with smoke

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

doubtful or suspect

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

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From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

that is on a string

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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

From this reading The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

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

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

(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 The so-called delicious, intangible joke _Frontispiece_ Every girl like Cornelia had to go South sometime between November and March A much-freckled messenger-boy appeared dragging an exceedingly obstreperous fox-terrier "Well I'll be hanged," growled Stanton, "if I'm going to be strung by any boy!"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

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 Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.

used until no longer useful

From this reading Some poor old worn-out story-writer "Maybe she is--'colored,'" he volunteered at last "Oh!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Don't I look--gorgeous!" she stammered "What?" cried Stanton, plunging forward in his chair Cornelia's mother answered this time He unbuckled the straps of his suitcase and turned the cover backward on the floor "Are you a good boy?" she asked "It's only Carl," he said MOLLY MAKE-BELIEVE The morning was as dark and cold as city snow could make it--a dingy whirl at the window; a smoky gust through the fireplace; a shadow black as a bear's cave under the table.