Chapter II

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From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

(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 Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

cause to be bored

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading He cherished her like some saintly thing, too sacred for the common world.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading He cherished her like some saintly thing, too sacred for the common world.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

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From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

divisible by two

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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

From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

provoking horror

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

not established by conditioning or learning

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

-ing form of “knead” — make uniform

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

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From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He cherished her like some saintly thing, too sacred for the common world.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

the act of mixing together

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

absolutely essential

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

not any; not one

From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

by chance

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

plural of “privation” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

acceptance of despair

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

full of or exhibiting respect

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading He cherished her like some saintly thing, too sacred for the common world.

marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint

From this reading He cherished her like some saintly thing, too sacred for the common world.

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

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

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

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

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

From this reading He cherished her like some saintly thing, too sacred for the common world.

not in physical motion

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

with tenderness; in a tender manner

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

a special situation

From this reading He cherished her like some saintly thing, too sacred for the common world.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He cherished her like some saintly thing, too sacred for the common world.

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

From this reading No tropical heat seemed to put her out of temper; even the horrible country fever itself she bore with such gentle resignation.

without awareness

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

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

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

(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 John Creedy, for his part, thought no less well of his Ethel.

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

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He was tenderly respectful to her; more distant, perhaps, than is usual between husband and wife, even in the first months of marriage, but that was due to his innate delicacy of feeling, which made him half unconsciously recognize the depth of the gulf that still divided them.

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading He cherished her like some saintly thing, too sacred for the common world.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet Ethel was his helper in all his work, so cheerful under the necessary privations of their life, so ready to put up with bananas and cassava balls, so apt at kneading plantain paste, so willing to learn from the negro women all the mysteries of mixing agadey, cankey, and koko pudding.