Chapter IV

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading The literature of his childhood had come to his aid.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading The literature of his childhood had come to his aid.

a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading The literature of his childhood had come to his aid.

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

possessive form of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm

From this reading He remembered the unkind tailor who pricked the elephant’s trunk.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

cause to be firmly attached

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

a boy or man

From this reading It seemed to him that the tailor was a rather good fellow.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

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

From this reading It seemed to him that the tailor was a rather good fellow.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading It seemed to him that the tailor was a rather good fellow.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

past form of “holler” — shout out

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed to him that the tailor was a rather good fellow.

someone in charge of other people

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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 “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading The literature of his childhood had come to his aid.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

apply a heavy coat to

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

From this reading He remembered the unkind tailor who pricked the elephant’s trunk.

on the contrary

From this reading It seemed to him that the tailor was a rather good fellow.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading He remembered the unkind tailor who pricked the elephant’s trunk.

bring to an end; settle conclusively

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed to him that the tailor was a rather good fellow.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

adjust to a specific need or market

From this reading He remembered the unkind tailor who pricked the elephant’s trunk.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It seemed to him that the tailor was a rather good fellow.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

in the direction of

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading He remembered the unkind tailor who pricked the elephant’s trunk.

hard to endure

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

lacking kindness

From this reading He remembered the unkind tailor who pricked the elephant’s trunk.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

which person or people

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Doctor made himself look as decent as the situation allowed, and then he marched toward the town with the light of a firm resolve illuminating his face.

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

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

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Dern _you_,” said the keeper to Dr. Tibbitt, who was trying to fasten his collar, which had broken loose in his fall; “if the boys was here, and I hollered ‘Hey Rube!’—there wouldn’t be enough left of yer to spread a plaster fer a baby’s bile!”