Chapter VI

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

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

later than; following

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

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

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

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

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading And when the cook would turn his back, John would slip them into his pocket.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"

prepare a hot meal

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"

possessive form of “cook” — someone who cooks food

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

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

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

a quad with a square body

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

cutlery used for serving and eating food

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

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

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

utter a sound, as with obvious effort

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

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

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

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

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

be the source of pain

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

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

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

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

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And when the cook would turn his back, John would slip them into his pocket.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"

a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

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

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

moving to a position on a surface

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading And when the cook would turn his back, John would slip them into his pocket.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

cut with a saw

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

express in words

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

possessive form of “skipper” — a student who fails to attend classes

From this reading After dinner John would take the dumplings aloft, and, when Big Bill would take the skipper's place out at the end of the bowsprit, John would heave the dumplings at him from the masthead.

move stealthily

From this reading And when the cook would turn his back, John would slip them into his pocket.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

in the near future

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

carry out

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

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

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"

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

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And John would say: "This side o' Fortune Bay I never saw nothin' to ekal 'em."

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

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

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

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading And when the cook would turn his back, John would slip them into his pocket.

at the time that

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

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

From this reading But so as not to hurt the cook's feelings, John, when he sat down, would take the big fork and go sounding in the blueberry stew, and soon, bright blue and beautiful, he would gaff a half-dozen of them onto his plate.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And the cook, noticing it, would smile and say: "You like tem tumplings, Chon?"