Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

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From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

in addition to; as well as

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

give a benediction to

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

take in solid food

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

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

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

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

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

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From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

not any; not one

From this reading No?

keep busy with

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

above and across; more than

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

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From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

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

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

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

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

(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, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

at the time that

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Susan, bless her good heart! wanted to go along, and as Hiram's excitement was evidently at the highest pitch, he consented that she should occupy the back seat of the wagon: "P'raps Miss Stewart'll feel more comfortable about leavin' when she sees there's a woman along."

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Got a good long drive afore you, and mebbe a good day's work besides.

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

From this reading "You'd better eat sum'thin'," said Hiram over the breakfast-table on Sunday morning.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Well, then, Susan, you put the apple-brandy into the basket, and some of them rusks, for I reckon we'll hev' work with this young man afore night."