Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

(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 It's all right, gov'nor."

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

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

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

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

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

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

a youthful male person

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

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

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

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From this reading "You don't know what you've saved me from."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

opinion or judgment

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

a boy or man

From this reading "It _is_ all right, old fellow," said Reginald.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "You don't know what you've saved me from."

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

From this reading It's all right, gov'nor."

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

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

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

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

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

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

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

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

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

From this reading "It _is_ all right, old fellow," said Reginald.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

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From this reading It's all right, gov'nor."

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "You don't know what you've saved me from."

past 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 knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

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

From this reading "You don't know what you've saved me from."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

many times at short intervals

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "It _is_ all right, old fellow," said Reginald.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

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From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

recurring again and again

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

precisely, exactly

From this reading It's all right, gov'nor."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading "You don't know what you've saved me from."

express in words

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

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

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

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

From this reading "I knowed you was a-comin'," repeated the boy, as if he could not say it too often; "and I waited and waited, and there you are.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

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

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What made you think I would come?" said Reginald, looking down with tears in his eyes on the poor wizened upturned face.

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

From this reading "You don't know what you've saved me from."