Chapter XXI

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

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

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Oh, why couldn’t good Mrs. Brown have asked Joel, too!”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

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

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

for the reason that

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

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From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

a youthful male person

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading “Oh, why couldn’t good Mrs. Brown have asked Joel, too!”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “No,” said Davie, shaking his head, “but if Polly could go, too.”

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From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

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

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

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From this reading “Oh, why couldn’t good Mrs. Brown have asked Joel, too!”

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

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

a Protestant layman who assists the minister

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

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

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

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

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

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

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Oh, why couldn’t good Mrs. Brown have asked Joel, too!”

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

From this reading “No,” said Davie, shaking his head, “but if Polly could go, too.”

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

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

From this reading “No,” said Davie, shaking his head, “but if Polly could go, too.”

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

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

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “No,” said Davie, shaking his head, “but if Polly could go, too.”

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

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

a Hebrew minor prophet

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

possessive form of “joel” — a Hebrew minor prophet

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

not any; not one

From this reading “No,” said Davie, shaking his head, “but if Polly could go, too.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

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

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, why couldn’t good Mrs. Brown have asked Joel, too!”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

add pepper to

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

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From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading “No,” said Davie, shaking his head, “but if Polly could go, too.”

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

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

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

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

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “Oh, why couldn’t good Mrs. Brown have asked Joel, too!”

precisely as stated

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

at the time that

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading “Oh, why couldn’t good Mrs. Brown have asked Joel, too!”

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading “I very much wish Joel could go,” said Davie, gazing out of the window disconsolately.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

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From this reading “Joel must stay at home with Polly--you wouldn’t have Polly left alone, Davie, when Ben is to help Deacon Blodgett.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading JOEL’S COMPANY “Now, Davie,” said Mrs. Pepper, “you must be Mother’s good boy and not feel badly because Joel cannot go.”