Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

(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 At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

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

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

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

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

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

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

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From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

the organ of sight

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

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

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

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From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

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

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

be excessively hot

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

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

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

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

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

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

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

toward home

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

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

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

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From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

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

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

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

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

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From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

immediately past

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

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

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

arrange in a container

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

the time that has elapsed

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

a cruel and brutal fellow

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

in the near future

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

a small amount of liquid food

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

an equal exchange

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

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

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

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From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

(formal) in or into that thing or place

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

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From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

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

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

a just detectable amount

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

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From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

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

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading At last a dozen more he drew-- (Fine-drawing 'twas to him!) But day past by--and twilight came, All objects soon grew dim.

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

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Poor Timmins trembled as he gazed Upon the stranger's face; For cut purse! robber! all too plain, His eye could therein trace.

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

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

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

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

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

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

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

From this reading "One more!" he cried, "and then I'll pack, And homeward trot to sup,"-- But as he spoke, he heard a tread, Which caused him to look up.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "That coat too, is a pretty fit-- Don't tremble so--for I Von't rob you of a single fish, I've other fish to fry."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."

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

From this reading "Them's werry handsome boots o' yourn," The ruffian smiling cried, "Jist draw your trotters out--my pal-- And we'll swop tiles, besides."