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 VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

possessing life

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

past form of “appropriate” — give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

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

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

in a state of sleep

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a youthful male person

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

a sheer fabric of silk or rayon

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a young person of either sex

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

plural of “cot” — a sheath worn to protect a finger

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

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

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

extend in one or more directions

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

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

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

set down according to a plan

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

a woman of refinement

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

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

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

plural of “miss” — a young female

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a child's room for a baby

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

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

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a light shade of red

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

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

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

characterized by dignity and propriety

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

express a supposition

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

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

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

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

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

stripped of drapery

From this reading I think that arrangement made very much for the comfort of the beautiful Madam Patricia, for she immediately appropriated that arm as a cushion for her undraped shoulders.

of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

precisely as stated

From this reading I inserted myself into the space that was so indicated and laid my arm along the window ledge behind her very much undressed back, so that I might give to my lungs space to expand for air.

(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

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

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

during the time that

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"

which person or people

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading And as she spoke she seated herself in the exact center of the window seat and motioned me to place myself in the portion of the left side that remained.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading VITRIOL AND THE HOODOO "I suppose it is absurd for a staid old matron like myself to be jealous, really jealous, at seeing a child like you being consumed alive by a lot of simpering misses in pink and blue chiffon pinafores, who ought to be in their nursery cots asleep, but I have been and am, boy.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Did you forget that I was your oldest friend while Sue Tomlinson fed you sweets out of her hand?"