Chapter IX

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

From this reading I give that man a piece of my mind.

plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

at any time

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I give that man a piece of my mind.

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From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

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From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

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

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

plural of “infirmity” — the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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From this reading That madded me.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

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

From this reading I give that man a piece of my mind.

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

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I give that man a piece of my mind.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I give that man a piece of my mind.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

a separate part of a whole

From this reading I give that man a piece of my mind.

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

plural of “spasm” — a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

not in physical motion

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

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

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

not known

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

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

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

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

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She kinder held up in her screechin’ then, and went at her mutterin’ agin in that unknown tongue, and he heard me, and says he, “Beautiful! hain’t it?”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Jest that minute she begun to screech and pound louder and more harrowin’ than ever, and I says in still more sorrowful accents, with my spectacles bent pityin’ly on her, “It seems to come on by spasms, don’t it?”

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I told him plainly that it “was bad enough to have such infirmities without bein’ made a public circus of.