Chapter XV

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading He did it for Mr. Graham, and it wouldn't cost her "nothin'."

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

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

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

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

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

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

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

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

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

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

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

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

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

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

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

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

plural of “implement” — instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

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

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

a message received and understood

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

a form of address for a man

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

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

From this reading He did it for Mr. Graham, and it wouldn't cost her "nothin'."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

let for money

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

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

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

an elevated geological formation

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

express in words

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

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

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.

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

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

in or at the place that

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

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

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A man arrived one morning with a horse and a plough and several other implements of farm life of which Harley didn't know the name, and announced that Mr. Graham had sent him to plough the garden.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Mrs. Hollister asked him how much he would charge to do it, and he said a little job like that wasn't worth talking about; that he used to rent the barn himself, and he always did a little turn for Mr. Graham whenever he needed it.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Would Mrs. Hollister please tell him where she wanted the ground broken, and how much?

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

From this reading He volunteered the information that he was her next neighbor, and that if he was in her place he'd plough the south slope of the meadow, and if she wanted flower-beds a strip along the front near the road; the soil was best in those spots, and she wouldn't need so much fertilizer.