Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

From this reading "It's a house afire!" declared Phillis Armatage.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

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From this reading "It's a house afire!" declared Phillis Armatage.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

a hazard on a golf course

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading "It's a house afire!" declared Phillis Armatage.

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

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

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

From this reading "It's a house afire!" declared Phillis Armatage.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

a small natural hill

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

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

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

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 MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

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

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

above and across; more than

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

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

From this reading "It's a house afire!" declared Phillis Armatage.

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

make visible

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

past form of “reveal” — make visible

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

having a supporting base

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

lighted only by stars

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading It was a lovely starlit night, but of course the stars did not reveal everything.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

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

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

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

From this reading The strong red light that sprang up beyond the cabins where the colored people lived, revealed a great deal, however.

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

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

at the time that

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

in or at the place that

From this reading Russ Bunker was looking right out over the quarters where the hands lived, and could see far down the slope of the land and to the forest beyond the cultivated fields.

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

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading MAMMY JUNE IN PERIL From the big house on the Meiggs Plantation, standing on a knoll--which means a small hill,--one could see for a long distance all about, in spite of the shade trees, and especially when looking from the third floor windows.