Chapter XIV

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

From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

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From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

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

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

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

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

in a state of sleep

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

the two together, not just one

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

a youthful male person

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

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From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

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From this reading Sweet little creeters, I think my eyes on ’em.

baby bed with high sides made of slats

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

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From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

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

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

a quad with a square body

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Sweet little creeters, I think my eyes on ’em.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

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From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

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

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

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From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

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

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

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

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

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

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

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

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

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

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Sweet little creeters, I think my eyes on ’em.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sweet little creeters, I think my eyes on ’em.

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From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

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

From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

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

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

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

From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Sweet little creeters, I think my eyes on ’em.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

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

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Sweet little creeters, I think my eyes on ’em.

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

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

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

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

precisely as stated

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Their faces looked like fresh roses aginst their white pillers, and I did kiss ’em both, but light, so as not to wake ’em up.

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

From this reading THAT very night I went into Genieve’s room to kiss Snow and Boy good-night.

at the time that

From this reading Genieve, I see, when I went in wuz a readin’ some book, and as I looked closter at it I see it wuz the Bible.

a Caucasian

From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.

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From this reading But both the darlin’s wuz fast asleep, Snow in her little white bed and Boy in his crib.