Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

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

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

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From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

a grain of barley

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

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

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

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From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

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

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

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

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

the coloring of a person's face

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

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From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

the act of departing

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

very small

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

at any time

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

opinion or judgment

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

start firing a weapon

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

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

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

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From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

a stone that forms a hearth

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

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From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

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

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

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

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

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

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

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

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

increase the likelihood of

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

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

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

and nothing more

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

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From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

a girl or young woman who is unmarried

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

past form of “latch” — fasten with a latch

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

with laughter; while laughing

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

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

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

by chance

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

the force of workers available

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

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

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

above and across; more than

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

full of or giving praise

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

any long object resembling a thin line

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

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From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

express in words

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

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From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

a simple seat without a back or arms

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

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

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

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

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

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

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

in the direction of

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And Katherine laughingly pushed a stool toward the fire, and sat down between the two men on the hearthstone.

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

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."

precisely as stated

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

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

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

at the time that

From this reading And I was a proud man when I got the invite to be secretary to the first meeting o' the new Caetus.

a Caucasian

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading She was the daintiest little Dutch maiden that ever latched a shoe,--very diminutive, with a complexion like a sea-shell, great blue eyes, and such a quantity of pale yellow hair, that it made light of its ribbon snood, and rippled over her brow and slender white neck in bewildering curls.

but in spite of that

From this reading Maybe it is praising green barley to say just yet that it was a wise departure; but I think sae, I think sae."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading At this point, Katherine Van Heemskirk came into the room; and the elder slightly moved his chair, and said, "Come awa', my bonnie lassie, and let us hae a look at you."