Chapter V

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

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

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

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

a period of fourteen consecutive days

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

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

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

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

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

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

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

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

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

of great significance or value

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

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

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

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

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

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

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

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

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

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

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

having official authority or sanction

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

an angry dispute

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

declaiming wildly

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

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

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

make square

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

carry out

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

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

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

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

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

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

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But the official physician and healer of bodies (and souls at times) to Our Square is too full of other and more important things to find room for resentment.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

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

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

at the time that

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

which person or people

From this reading So when, a fortnight later, MacLachan sallied forth to the tune of “The Cork Leg,” and came back raving with pneumonia, it was, of course, the Red One who pulled him through it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading With any other than the Little Red Doctor it would have been a lasting quarrel.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Do you take him home, dominie; I haven't the stomach for any more of him to-night.”

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

From this reading “You're not _that_ much of a man, Mac,” said he, and flipped the hand from him.