Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

later than; following

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

anew

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

(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 The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

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

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

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

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

the grounds in back of a house

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

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

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

brought into existence

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

close interaction

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

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

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

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

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

start firing a weapon

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

set up or found

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

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

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

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

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

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From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

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

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

an annual school or university reunion for graduates

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

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

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

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

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

go away from a place

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

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

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

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

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

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

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

plural of “oven” — kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

acceptable to the taste or mind

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

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

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

the state of being asleep

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

caught or fixed

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

required or under orders

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

pleasing to the sense of taste

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

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

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

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

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

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

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading True, I found great difficulty in sleeping on a soft bed, and lay awake several hours through the night, tossing and turning from one side to another.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

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From this reading The unplucked chicken, covered with a thick crust of mud and baked under a pile of hot ashes, after which the hard crust could be broken to show the chicken inside as clean as a new born babe, with all its feathers and down stuck hard in the mud--this meat to me was far more tasty than that one at home, that was plucked and gutted with care, and roasted or baked to a supposed nicety.

past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.

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

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

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

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

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

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The food itself did not seem so palatable coming out of clean pots and shining ovens, as that which was cooked in close contact with the embers, and in the smoke and blaze of a camp fire.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading This food of civilisation certainly seemed to suffer from a lack of good wholesome dirt, and I should like to have had my own wood fire at the end of the backyard, were it not for shame.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading OFF AGAIN Of course at this homecoming I vowed that I would never again leave my native town.