Chapter XI

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

later than; following

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Petunia was very, very black, and monstrous fat!

produce or yield flowers

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

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From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

absence of light or illumination

From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

a female human offspring

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

made known or openly avowed

From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

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

From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

opinion or judgment

From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading Petunia was very, very black, and monstrous fat!

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

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From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

having dark hairs mixed with grey or white

From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

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

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

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

From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

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From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

immediately past

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

abnormally large

From this reading Petunia was very, very black, and monstrous fat!

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

in a mournful manner

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

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From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea

From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

and nothing more

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading “Nevah did see the lak’ ob her color,” declared Uncle Rufus, shaking his grizzled head.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

carry out

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

precisely as stated

From this reading Petunia was very, very black, and monstrous fat!

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From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

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

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “W’en she was a baby we couldn’t fin’ her in de dark, ‘ceptin’ her eyes was open, or she was a-bellerin’.”

possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

at the time that

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading Her father often mournfully wondered “huccome she so brack,” when he was only mahogany brown himself and Petunia’s mother had been “light favahed,” too.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading SOME EXCITEMENT As Uncle Rufus had stated, his daughter, the pleasant and unctious Petunia Blossom, was to take a week’s vacation from laundry work at New Year’s; but she brought the last wash home a few days after Christmas.