Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

(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 And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

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

From this reading And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

any of various types of cabbage

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

young of domestic cattle

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

without care or concern

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

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

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

a female human offspring

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

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

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

past form of “flare” — burn brightly

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

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

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

the most powerful members of a society

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

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

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

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

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

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

From this reading And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

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

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

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

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

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

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

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

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

From this reading And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

From this reading And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

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

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

engage in

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

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

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

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

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

the expensive fur of a mink

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

a color that is lighter and greener than olive

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

above and across; more than

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

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

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

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

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

a light shade of blue

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

hit hard

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

From this reading And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

uncastrated adult male horse

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

having only essential or minimal features

From this reading And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

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

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

in or at that place or location

From this reading And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

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

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

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

From this reading The pretty daughter of the squire, She gallops down the hill; The blood of gentry pounds so fierce, 'Tis like to make her ill!

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading And then she spies him limping there, All stripped and torn and lame....

(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

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

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley.

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

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

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

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

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

a Caucasian

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.

which person or people

From this reading Thinks she, I've come to see his death, The man who did me shame!

in the company of; together with

From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mink The squire was clad in a sky-blue velvet coat, long and loose with a row of big silver buttons down the front, a cabbage rose on each flared lapel, a thick fall of silver lace over an olive-green weskit, lime breeches in white calf boots.