Chapter XIII

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

later than; following

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

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

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

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From this reading I spoze it wuz their French nurse, for her swearin’ had a kinder queer axent.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

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

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

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

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

a female human offspring

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

negotiate the terms of an exchange

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

on a floor below

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

a quad with a square body

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

in a physically fierce manner

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading I spoze it wuz their French nurse, for her swearin’ had a kinder queer axent.

a young female

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

free from external control and constraint

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading I spoze it wuz their French nurse, for her swearin’ had a kinder queer axent.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading I spoze it wuz their French nurse, for her swearin’ had a kinder queer axent.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

above and across; more than

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading I spoze it wuz their French nurse, for her swearin’ had a kinder queer axent.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

precisely, exactly

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

(used especially of meats) preserved in salt

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

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

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

a chronic drinker

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

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From this reading I spoze it wuz their French nurse, for her swearin’ had a kinder queer axent.

light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

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From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

the upper part of anything

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

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From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

(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 Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

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

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

in or at the place that

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Well, I sot there quite a spell while the man went to see whether Miss Greene Smythe wuz to home; he wuz gone a awful while.

during the time that

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

a Caucasian

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

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From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

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

From this reading It wuzn’t long after this that Josiah had to go over to South Scriba to sell some spruce lumber, he wanted to dicker for some salted white fish, they ketch sights of white fish to the lake, and by goin’ a little round we could go right by the summer hotel where Miss Greene Smythe wuz stayin’.

past form of “yank” — pull, or move with a sudden movement

From this reading Josiah left me there, and, as I wuz waitin’ to be showed up to her room, I hearn the twins fightin’ fiercely at the head of the stairs and kickin’ each other and swearin’ like two young pirates at the top of their voices, and while I wuz lookin’ on in astonishment a girl come runnin’ downstairs and yanked ’em back, one in each hand, and swore at ’em, for I hearn her with my own ears, and scolded ’em like a termagant.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The hotel wuz a big buildin’ standin’ in large, beautiful grounds; it wuz the biggest hotel in the place, and she had the hull floor of one wing, lived there jest as independent as you please with her own servants, and her daughter, Medora, and the young twins, Algernon and Angenora.