Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

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

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading "What is your son-in-law by trade?" asked Mr. Dempster.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

plural of “birth” — the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "What is your son-in-law by trade?" asked Mr. Dempster.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

the state of being physically constrained

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

a female human offspring

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

dearly loved

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

a boy or man

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

plural of “gulp” — a large and hurried swallow

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

-ing form of “impress” — have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading "What is your son-in-law by trade?" asked Mr. Dempster.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

and nothing more

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

the production of eggs (especially in birds)

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

joined in matrimony

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

a resort town in east central Florida

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

not any; not one

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

a brief written record

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

hit lightly with a picking motion

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

by chance

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

move with force

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

with honesty

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

express in words

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

the husband of your daughter

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

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

From this reading "What is your son-in-law by trade?" asked Mr. Dempster.

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

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

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

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

(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 "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

not unfriendly or threatening

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What is your son-in-law by trade?" asked Mr. Dempster.

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading And there's the poor soul laying so bad, and thinking as I'm on the road, I dare say, and me can no more get to her without wings nor she can to get me."

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

From this reading Raising The Wind As Mrs. Peck sipped her brandy-and-water, putting a constraint on herself in so doing--for her natural taste would have led her to swallow it in large gulps, but that would not have answered her purpose of impressing Mr. Dempster--she began to talk of the letter she had received from Melbourne, which had distressed her so much.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Her daughter was ill and dying, and her son-in-law had written to her to beg that if she possibly could she would come across to see poor dear Mary before she was no more; but, poor fellow, he was always hard up--a decent well-meaning fellow he was--but he wanted push, and things had never gone rightly with him.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "They have never had the doctor out of the house since they have been married, and many births and many deaths keep a man always poor, Mr. Dempster, as well you must know; and it's many's the five-pound note as I've given to them out of my small means to help them through at a hard pinch, and he thinks, of course, as how I can just put my hand in my pocket and pay my passage in the first steamer as quick as he thinks for to ask me; and so I would, and would never have begrudged it, for my poor Mary's sake, but things has gone so contrary with me and Peck for this year back that I ain't got a penny to lay out.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What is your son-in-law by trade?" asked Mr. Dempster.