used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
afflictionnounUS /əˈflɪkʃən/
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
anew
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
(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 "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
give a benediction to
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
bootnounUS /buːt/
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
can't
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From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
chantverbUS /tʃænt/
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
distressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈstresɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
at any time
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
faminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
a man of refinement
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
girthnounUS /ɡɜːrθ/
the distance around a person's body
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
hiccoughsnounUS /ˈhɪkəps/
plural of “hiccough” — (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
hup
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From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
incommoded
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From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
staying power
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
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 ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
magnifyverbUS /ˈmæɡnəfaɪ/
increase in size, volume or significance
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
a form of address for a man
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
not any; not one
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
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 "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
pearnounUS /per/
sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
pear-shapedadjective
having a round shape tapered at one end
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
practisedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktɪst/
skillful after much practice
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
protruded
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From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
reclinedverbUS /rɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “recline” — move the upper body backwards and down
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
sausagenounUS /ˈsɔːsədʒ/
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
to a small degree or extent
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
sorenessnoun
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
tatteredadjectiveUS /ˈtætərd/
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
terminatingverbUS /ˈtɜːrməneɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “terminate” — bring to an end or halt
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
in or at that place or location
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
toenounUS /toʊ/
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
trolled
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From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
except if; if not
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
upraisedadjective
held up in the air
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
precisely as stated
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
vitalsnoun
a bodily organ that is essential for life
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading This gentleman was shaped from the waist upwards like a pear, in that his girth was considerable, his shoulders very narrow, and his head and face like a little round ball.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
at the time that
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ONE IS MET This was a somewhat tattered gentleman, very tall, seated comfortably against the hedge, long legs stretched before him, one terminating in a brown boot of good shape, the other in a black, through which a toe protruded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_Hup!_" said this gentleman with his mouth full; and then again "_hup!_" He then cleared his mouth, and regarding Mr. Wriford with a jolly smile, upraised the sausage in greeting and trolled forth in a very deep voice and in the familiar chant:
Wriford
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From this reading He ate, as he reclined there, from a large piece of bread in one hand and a portion of cold sausage in the other; and he appeared to be no little incommoded as he did so, and as Mr. Wriford watched him, by a distressing affliction of the hiccoughs which, as they rent him, he pronounced _hup!_
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
you've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'O all ye tired strangers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify Him for ever'--_hup!_ "But you can't do that," continued the pear-shaped gentleman, "when the famine has you in the vitals and the soreness in the legs, as it has you, unless you've practised it as much as I have.
