Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

later than; following

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

a narrow street with walls on both sides

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

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

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

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

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

any thing at all

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

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

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

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

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

used as intensifiers

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

a youthful male person

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Well, in nine cases out of ten they would hit it right, but what do you think is the trouble over to your house, honest?”

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

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

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

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading “Well, in nine cases out of ten they would hit it right, but what do you think is the trouble over to your house, honest?”

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

plural of “collect” — a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

plural of “expert” — a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

-ing form of “fumigate” — treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

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

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

a marketplace where groceries are sold

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

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

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

cause to move by striking

From this reading “Well, in nine cases out of ten they would hit it right, but what do you think is the trouble over to your house, honest?”

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading “Well, in nine cases out of ten they would hit it right, but what do you think is the trouble over to your house, honest?”

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

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

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

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

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

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

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

a short coat

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

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

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

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

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

suffering from tissue death

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading “Well, in nine cases out of ten they would hit it right, but what do you think is the trouble over to your house, honest?”

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

any property detected by the olfactory system

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Well, in nine cases out of ten they would hit it right, but what do you think is the trouble over to your house, honest?”

above and across; more than

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

plural of “plumber” — a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

plural of “resolve” — the trait of being resolute

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

express in words

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading “Well, in nine cases out of ten they would hit it right, but what do you think is the trouble over to your house, honest?”

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

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

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

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

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

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

up to a particular time

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

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

From this reading HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF LIMBERGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.

a source of difficulty

From this reading “Well, in nine cases out of ten they would hit it right, but what do you think is the trouble over to your house, honest?”

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

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

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

(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, in nine cases out of ten they would hit it right, but what do you think is the trouble over to your house, honest?”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

at the time that

From this reading Say, do you think it is right, when anything smells awfully, to always lay it to a boy?”

which person or people

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

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

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “O, they are searching for sewer gas and such things, and they have got plumbers and other society experts till you can't rest, and I came away for fear they would find the sewer gas and warm my jacket.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading “What was the health officer doing over to your house this morning?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as the youth was firing frozen potatoes at the man who collects garbage in the alley.