Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

(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 SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

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

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

have

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

in addition to; as well as

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

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

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

a youthful male person

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

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

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

apart from; not including

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

in a gradual manner

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

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

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

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

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

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

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

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

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

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

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

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

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

and nothing more

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

literature in metrical form

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

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

From this reading "Oh, pshaw, Ratio!

the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

From this reading "Oh, pshaw, Ratio!

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

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

deliver by singing

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

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

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

go sour or spoil

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

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From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

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

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

in or at that place or location

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

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

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

precisely as stated

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

From this reading You are only a little boy, and besides, I can't see that there is any difference in girls, except that some are plump and some are not, and that isn't any difference to me, now," and the Bear sighed and strummed on his violin gently.

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

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

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

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

in or at the place that

From this reading SWEET AND SOUR "Oh, we're down in the land where the jasmine blows, And the cypress waves and the orange grows, And the song bird nests in the climbing rose-- And all the girls are beautiful, and milk and honey flows."

which person or people

From this reading HORATIO paused in his playing and looked at Bosephus, who was ready to sing another stanza.

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

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Look here, Bo," he said gravely, "that sounds very pretty and may be very good poetry and true enough, but I wouldn't get to singing too much about jasmine and song birds and climbing roses if I were you, and especially girls.