Chapter I

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From this reading VOLUME 93, OCTOBER 15, 1887.

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

From this reading VOLUME 93, OCTOBER 15, 1887.

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

From this reading VOLUME 93, OCTOBER 15, 1887.

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

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

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From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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From this reading _edited by Sir Francis Burnand._ 'ARRY ON OCHRE.

showily imitative of art or artists

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

a youthful male person

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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From this reading _edited by Sir Francis Burnand._ 'ARRY ON OCHRE.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _edited by Sir Francis Burnand._ 'ARRY ON OCHRE.

a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple

From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

dearly loved

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading _edited by Sir Francis Burnand._ 'ARRY ON OCHRE.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

a person who fells trees

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

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From this reading _edited by Sir Francis Burnand._ 'ARRY ON OCHRE.

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

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

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From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

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

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

immediately past

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

dirty and disorderly

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment

From this reading _edited by Sir Francis Burnand._ 'ARRY ON OCHRE.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading VOLUME 93, OCTOBER 15, 1887.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _edited by Sir Francis Burnand._ 'ARRY ON OCHRE.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

deliver a quick blow to

From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

term of address for a man

From this reading _edited by Sir Francis Burnand._ 'ARRY ON OCHRE.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

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

From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

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

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading VOLUME 93, OCTOBER 15, 1887.

at the time that

From this reading I _do_ 'ate the Autumn, dear boy, When a feller 'as spent his last quid, and there's nothink to do or enjoy.

in or at the place that

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.

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

From this reading Hoctober, my 'arty, and 'ARRY, wus luck! 's back in town, Where it's all gitting messy and misty; the boollyvard trees is all brown, Them as ain't gone as yaller as mustard.