Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading CHRISTMAS FARE.

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

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From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

From this reading Snap Dragon—Fiery face-ias.

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

divisible by two

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

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From this reading Snap Dragon—Fiery face-ias.

an agenda of things to do

From this reading CHRISTMAS FARE.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading Snap Dragon—Fiery face-ias.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

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

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

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From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

and nothing more

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

go away from a place

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

the quantity that can be held in a mug

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

not any; not one

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading Snap Dragon—Fiery face-ias.

a person's partner in marriage

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

plural of “tailor” — a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

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

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

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

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

male cat

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

comparative of “ugly” — displeasing to the senses

From this reading A MERRY MUG! though he could not be uglier, he Has nought about him that betokens Jugg-ler-y.

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

except if; if not

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

the act of using

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

at the time that

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

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

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

which person or people

From this reading A GOOSE, even tailors have, who cut it fat, And use the _goose_ itself to get _a flat_; And when the cloth is spread, which they have stored, They _lodge_ it there, a portion of their _board_.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

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From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Tom Gad got well—no more a swell— Is home among his friends; His mind is eased, his wife is pleased, And here my story ends— With just this moral—"Unless you'd be _un_done, Don't leave your spouse, and come alone to London."