Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

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

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

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

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

for a short time

From this reading “‘Jedge’ has gone driving,” said Titus, briefly.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

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

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

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

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading “‘Jedge’ has gone driving,” said Titus, briefly.

in an energetic manner

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

give expression to

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

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From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

destroyed or killed

From this reading “‘Jedge’ has gone driving,” said Titus, briefly.

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

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

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

From this reading “‘Jedge’ has gone driving,” said Titus, briefly.

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

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

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

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

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

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

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From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

the act of retaining something

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

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

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

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From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

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From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

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From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

and nothing more

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

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From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

offensive inquisitiveness

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “‘Jedge’ has gone driving,” said Titus, briefly.

express in words

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

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

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

the season of growth

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

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

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

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

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

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

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”

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

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading HITTAKER CALLS ON THE JUDGE A few weeks later on a lovely spring day Titus, hammer in hand, stood prying open a box that had just come for him by express.

during the time that

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading While he was energetically pulling out nails and removing strips of wood Brick came lounging up the steps holding a mayflower between his teeth.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading “Mass’ Titus, Jennie she say an ole gen’l’man jus’ come from New York want to see de Jedge.”