Chapter I

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

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

the state capital of South Australia

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

(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 Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

pleasantly occupied

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

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

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

any thing at all

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading --_Rhunewalt's Ballads of Life_.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

for the reason that

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

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

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

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From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

declare untrue; contradict

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

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From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

pleasantly occupied

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

divisible by two

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

the act of departing

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

and nothing more

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

immediately past

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading --_Rhunewalt's Ballads of Life_.

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

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

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

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

comparative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

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

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading --_Rhunewalt's Ballads of Life_.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

win approval or support for

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

domestic swine

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

participate in games or sport

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

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From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading --_Rhunewalt's Ballads of Life_.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

in or at or to some place

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

express in words

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

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From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

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

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

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

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

at the time that

From this reading The old Pig went to wander, The other went far to roam And, at last, when night was falling, And a little Pig was calling Never a one came home.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading And more than that, if you know so much that you don't know anything, or less than anything, you will have to go somewhere else to be amused and entertained; you will have to find other play-fellows.

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

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

in the company of; together with

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

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

From this reading You might persuade us to play with you if you had something nicer than peppermint candy, and sweeter than taffy, and then Adelaide would show you things that you never so much as dreamed of before, and tell you things you never heard of.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Adelaide and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't believe anything at all, not even the things that are as plain as the nose on your face--if you can't enjoy what is put here to be enjoyed--if you are going to turn up your nose at everything we tell you, and deny things that we know to be truly-ann-true, just because we haven't given you the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die sign--then it's your own fault if we don't reply when you try to give the wipple-wappling call.