Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

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

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

preventing entry or exit or a course of action

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

cover from sight

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

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From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

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

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

to or in any or all places

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

set up or found

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

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

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

plural of “harbor” — a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

not causing or capable of causing harm

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

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

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

intense and profound fear

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

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

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

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

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

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

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

invade in great numbers

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

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

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

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

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

archaic terms for army

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

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 LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

the force of workers available

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

having the qualities or effects of a poison

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

on the contrary

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

plural of “reptile” — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

third-person singular of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

engagingly stimulating or provocative

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

having or showing self-esteem

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

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

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

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

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

measuring instrument for measuring temperature

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

plural of “tick” — a metallic tapping sound

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

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

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading =Wood-Ticks= I had been told of the ticks that infest the forests of the South, had heard blood-curdling stories of how they sometimes bury themselves, entire, in the flesh of animals and men and have to be cut out, and my horror of them was great.

plural of “tom” — male cat

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In reality I found them unpleasant enough but, as far as we were concerned, comparatively harmless.

at the time that

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

in or at the place that

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

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

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

belonging to which person

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

in the company of; together with

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

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

From this reading The wood-tick is a small, rather disgusting-looking creature which, in appearance and size, resembles the common bedbug.

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

From this reading LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER =Poisonous Insects, Reptiles, and Plants= =Insects= My first experience with wood-ticks, jiggers, and Jersey mosquitoes was during the summer we spent at Bayville, near Toms River, N. J. In many ways Bayville, with its sand, its pines, its beautiful wood roads, and rare wild flowers, is an interesting and attractive place.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The salty air is fine when the thermometer is self-respecting and keeps the mercury below 90 deg. in the shade, but the oak underbrush harbors wood-ticks, the blackberry bushes cover you with jiggers, the woods are full of deer-flies, and the vicious mosquito, whose name is Legion, is everywhere where he is not barred out.