Chapter XIV · Rex and Colin

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

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

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

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

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

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

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

without doubt or question

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

an engagement fought between two military forces

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

a state at a particular time

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

without stop or interruption

From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

having gaps or spaces

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

-ing form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

give a description of

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

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

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

a young female

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

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

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

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

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

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

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

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

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

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

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

take the midday meal

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

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

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

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

From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

and nothing more

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

a humble request for help from someone in authority

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.

a shaky motion

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

inspiring scornful pity

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

express in words

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

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

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

a special situation

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

up to a particular time

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

male cat

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

a shaky motion

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.

disturb the balance or stability of

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

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

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

(of hair) having waves

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “It was exactly that way with poor Nannie,” he continued, as he tried to dry his hair and face.

(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 “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading “Let me rest a bit and get cool and I shall be able to think clearly, and know it was only a hallucination of my disordered brain,” he thought, as he dashed the cold water over his face and head till his hair was dripping wet.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

at the time that

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.

during the time that

From this reading “She was thinking so much of Sandy and so afraid she should see him that she thought she did, while I—well, I wasn’t thinking of Irene, but of the ridiculous thing I was doing to please a girl and what Tom would say if he knew it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading His head was aching with that wavy, trembling feeling, hard to combat, and every nerve was quivering with excitement.

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

From this reading To say that he was a good deal upset would not fully describe Rex’s condition when he reached home and, declining lunch on the plea of a headache, went to his room.