Chapter III

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

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

deserving of the highest esteem or admiration

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

(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 Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

a feeling of craving something

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.

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From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

From this reading So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.

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

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

confined by bonds

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

a youthful male person

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

of a cask or barrel

From this reading So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

a compact mass

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

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

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

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

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

take in solid food

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

the system of production and distribution and consumption

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

brought together in one place

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

plural of “gooseberry” — spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

before any deductions

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

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

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

plural of “hog” — a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

From this reading So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.

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

From this reading So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.

petty or reluctant in giving or spending

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

and nothing more

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

From this reading So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

a momentary flash of light

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

the season of growth

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

a state of acute pain

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

with sweetening added

From this reading So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

in or at that place or location

From this reading So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.

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

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

turned or stirred by plowing or harrowing or hoeing

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

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

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

not necessary

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

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

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But the suffering attendant upon this economy fell only upon the human creatures around him.

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

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading THE SPARK IN THE CLOD It did not cost Isom so many pangs to minister to the gross appetite of his bound boy as the spring weeks marched into summer, for gooseberries followed rhubarb, then came green peas and potatoes from the garden that Ollie had planted and tilled under her husband's orders.

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

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So there was apple sauce, sweetened with molasses from the new barrel that Isom broached.

infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms

From this reading Along in early summer the wormy codlings which fell from the apple-trees had to be gathered up and fed to the hogs by Ollie, and it was such a season of blighted fruit that the beasts could not eat them all.

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

From this reading If it had not been so niggardly unnecessary, the faculty that Isom had for turning the waste ends of the farm into profit would have been admirable.