Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

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

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

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

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

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

From this reading George asked.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading "Why didn't you put it into the empty place in the barn?"

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

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

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

From this reading "Why didn't you put it into the empty place in the barn?"

the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading "Why didn't you put it into the empty place in the barn?"

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

let have

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

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

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

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

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

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

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

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

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

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

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Why didn't you put it into the empty place in the barn?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

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

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

engage in

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "Why didn't you put it into the empty place in the barn?"

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Why didn't you put it into the empty place in the barn?"

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

a small hard fruit

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

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

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

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

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading "It's in here; I turned out the common northern stuff you bought to make room."

(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 "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

at the time that

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why didn't you put it into the empty place in the barn?"

the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters

From this reading GEORGE FEELS GRATEFUL When George returned from Winnipeg, Edgar took him to the granary.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.

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

From this reading "You may as well look at the seed Grant sent you, and then you'll be able to thank him for it," he said.