Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

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From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

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From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

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

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

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From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

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From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading A typergraffickal devil ain't s'posed to know everything, enyway.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading A typergraffickal devil ain't s'posed to know everything, enyway.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading A typergraffickal devil ain't s'posed to know everything, enyway.

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From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

provide as food

From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

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

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

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

From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

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

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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

From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

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From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

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From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

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

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

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

From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading A typergraffickal devil ain't s'posed to know everything, enyway.

a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

roused to anger

From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

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

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

not any; not one

From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

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

From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

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From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

being on the outside or further from a center

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

hit lightly with a picking motion

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

possessive form of “room” — an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading A typergraffickal devil ain't s'posed to know everything, enyway.

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From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

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From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

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

From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

up to a particular time

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

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From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

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From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.

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From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

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From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

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From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

person who walks in without having an appointment

From this reading Now the hull offis is mad at me, 'cos I ain't a walk-in' cyclopeeda of typograffickal turm.

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

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In the fust place, the foreman of the composin' room's mad, 'cos wen he tole me to fech him a long stick, I went down street and hunted round till I struck a house wot was bein plasturd, and brot him back a good lath.

in the company of; together with

From this reading HE AIN'T NO TYPERGRAFFICKAL CYCLOPEEDA.--SERIUS COMPLERCASHUNS, WITH A TEMPORY ABBERASHUN.--A PRINTIN' OFFIS FEED.

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From this reading I'm in a peck of troubel to-day, wot I'll have ter trust ter Providence to get me outer.