Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

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

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

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

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

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

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

an informal term for a British policeman

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

brought into existence

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

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From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

take in solid food

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

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From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

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

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

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

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

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

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

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

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

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

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

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

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

plural of “like” — a similar kind

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

hardened sugary exudation of various trees

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

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

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

having no living or known mother

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

the state of being neat and smart and trim

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

not any; not one

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

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

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

a light shade of red

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

except for; apart from

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

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

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

a diluting agent

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

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

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

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

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

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

From this reading Mrs. Bobby and I were born for each other, though we have been a long time in coming together.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Mrs. Bobby brings me three times a day something to eat, and though it is always whatever she likes, I always agree in her choice, and send the blue dishes away empty.

at the time that

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

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

From this reading She is the pink of neatness and cheeriness, and she has a broad, comfortable bosom on which one might lay a motherless head, if one felt lonely in a stranger land.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'

hope for; have a wish

From this reading No raw fowls visit my bedside here; food comes as I wish it to come when I am painting, like manna from heaven.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I never look at her without remembering what the poet Samuel Rogers said of Lady Parke: 'She is so good that when she goes to heaven she will find no difference save that her ankles will be thinner and her head better dressed.'