Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

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

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

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any thing at all

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

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

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

in or near a particular place or position

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having undesirable or negative qualities

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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

a youthful male person

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possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

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

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

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plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

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overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

repair by sewing

From this reading “O, that is some of Pa's darn smartness.

plural of “deacon” — a Protestant layman who assists the minister

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the act of digging

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

divisible by two

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at any time

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

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

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

a marketplace where groceries are sold

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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

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pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

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

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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

From this reading HIS PA JOKES HIM.

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

From this reading HIS PA JOKES HIM.

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

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inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

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

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

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a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

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plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading HIS PA JOKES HIM.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

immediately past

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prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

informal terms for a mother

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engage in

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

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

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship

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the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

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the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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, that is some of Pa's darn smartness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

touching and supported by a surface

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above and across; more than

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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

From this reading HIS PA JOKES HIM.

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

From this reading “O, that is some of Pa's darn smartness.

liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

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strip the skin off

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

add pepper to

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

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

concerned with actual use or practice

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free from harm or evil

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move over something with pressure

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

established irrevocably

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

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

From this reading “O, that is some of Pa's darn smartness.

a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

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yielding readily to pressure or weight

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

From this reading “O, that is some of Pa's darn smartness.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

a male human offspring

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a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading THE BAD BOY CAUGHT AT LAST--HOW TO GROW A MOUSTACHE--TAR AND CAYENNE PEPPER--THE GROCERYMAN'S PATE IS SEALED--FATHER AND SON JOIN IN A PRACTICAL JOKE--SOFT SOAP ON THE STEPS--DOWN FALL OF MINISTERS AND DEACONS--MA TO THE RESCUE!--THE BAD BOY GETS EVEN WITH HIS PA.

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

From this reading THE BAD BOY CAUGHT AT LAST--HOW TO GROW A MOUSTACHE--TAR AND CAYENNE PEPPER--THE GROCERYMAN'S PATE IS SEALED--FATHER AND SON JOIN IN A PRACTICAL JOKE--SOFT SOAP ON THE STEPS--DOWN FALL OF MINISTERS AND DEACONS--MA TO THE RESCUE!--THE BAD BOY GETS EVEN WITH HIS PA.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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

From this reading THE BAD BOY CAUGHT AT LAST--HOW TO GROW A MOUSTACHE--TAR AND CAYENNE PEPPER--THE GROCERYMAN'S PATE IS SEALED--FATHER AND SON JOIN IN A PRACTICAL JOKE--SOFT SOAP ON THE STEPS--DOWN FALL OF MINISTERS AND DEACONS--MA TO THE RESCUE!--THE BAD BOY GETS EVEN WITH HIS PA.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

a special situation

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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

From this reading THE BAD BOY CAUGHT AT LAST--HOW TO GROW A MOUSTACHE--TAR AND CAYENNE PEPPER--THE GROCERYMAN'S PATE IS SEALED--FATHER AND SON JOIN IN A PRACTICAL JOKE--SOFT SOAP ON THE STEPS--DOWN FALL OF MINISTERS AND DEACONS--MA TO THE RESCUE!--THE BAD BOY GETS EVEN WITH HIS PA.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

the topmost one of two

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

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

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

clean with some chemical process

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

cover with wax

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

at the time that

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE BAD BOY CAUGHT AT LAST--HOW TO GROW A MOUSTACHE--TAR AND CAYENNE PEPPER--THE GROCERYMAN'S PATE IS SEALED--FATHER AND SON JOIN IN A PRACTICAL JOKE--SOFT SOAP ON THE STEPS--DOWN FALL OF MINISTERS AND DEACONS--MA TO THE RESCUE!--THE BAD BOY GETS EVEN WITH HIS PA.

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

From this reading I asked him if he knew anything that would make a boy's moustache grow, and he told me the best thing he ever tried was tar, and for me to rub it on thick when I went to bed, and wash it off in the morning.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “What on earth is that you have got on your upper lip?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he came in and began to peel a rutabaga, and his upper lip hung down over his teeth, and was covered with something that looked like shoemaker's wax, “You look as though you had been digging potatoes with your nose.”