Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

anew

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

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

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

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From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Mr. Jawleyford was a cross between a military dandy and a squire.

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From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

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

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

travel across or pass over

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

From this reading Mr. Jawleyford was a cross between a military dandy and a squire.

plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

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From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

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From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

plural of “gill” — a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

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

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

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

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

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

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

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

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

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

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

only a very short time before

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

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

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

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

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

-ing form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

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

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

in a jaunty fashionable manner

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

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

From this reading Mr. Jawleyford was a cross between a military dandy and a squire.

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

the literary culture

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

engage in

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading Mr. Jawleyford was a cross between a military dandy and a squire.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Jawleyford was a cross between a military dandy and a squire.

not any; not one

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

not divisible by two

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

many times at short intervals

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

obtain a patent for

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

having a point

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

in a merry sportive manner

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading Mr. Jawleyford was a cross between a military dandy and a squire.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

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

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

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

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

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

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

extremely

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

unusual or unfamiliar

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

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

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

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

From this reading Mr. Jawleyford was a cross between a military dandy and a squire.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

at the time that

From this reading THE F.H.H. AGAIN Gentlemen unaccustomed to public hunting often make queer figures of themselves when they go out.

during the time that

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We have seen them in all sorts of odd dresses, half fox-hunters half fishermen, half fox-hunters half sailors, with now and then a good sturdy cross of the farmer.

gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

From this reading He had a tremendously stiff stock on--so hard that no pressure made it wrinkle, and so high that his pointed gills could hardly peer above it.

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading The green-and-gold Bumperkin foraging-cap, with the letters 'B.Y.C.' in front, was cocked jauntily on one side of his badger-pyed head, while he played sportively with the patent leather strap--now, toying with it on his lip, now dropping it below his chin, now hitching it up on to the peak.