Chapter VII

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

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

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

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention

From this reading “True,” says I, attentive.

large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

plural of “blinder” — blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

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

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

draw someone's attention away from something

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

a quad with a square body

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

plural of “employee” — a worker who is hired to perform a job

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divisible by two

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

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From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

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

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

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

From this reading “True,” says I, attentive.

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From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

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

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

not any; not one

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

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

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touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

precisely, exactly

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

cut with a saw

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading “True,” says I, attentive.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

plural of “somewhere” — an indefinite or unknown location

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

carry out

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading “What you talking?” says Silas.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

an instance or single occasion for some event

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

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading “True,” says I, attentive.

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

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

imparting heat

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

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

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

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From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

(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 Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What you talking?” says Silas.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Well, now, what I thought was this: I thought I’d up and go around with a paper, and see how much everybody’d give, and we’d open an Evening Club somewheres, for the employees--folks’s old furniture and magazines and books and some games--and give ’em a nice time.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”

but in spite of that

From this reading “I never saw a woman yet that could keep on any one subject no more than a balloon.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Even a woman can take in that much, Silas, if you put it right before her, and lead her up to it, and point it out to her and,” says I, warming up to it, “put blinders on her so’s not to distract her attention from the real fact in hand.”