Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading “Every-body run a-round with guns” Mexique said.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading His description of which affair was utterly delightful.

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

the two together, not just one

From this reading He and his brother had both participated in the revolution which made Carranza president.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading “And bye-and-bye no see to shoot everybody, so everybody go home.”

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading He and his brother had both participated in the revolution which made Carranza president.

-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

the state of being joined together

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

money collected under a tariff

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading His description of which affair was utterly delightful.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading His description of which affair was utterly delightful.

past form of “devise” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

any of several games played with small rectangular blocks

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading “Every-body run a-round with guns” Mexique said.

every person

From this reading “And bye-and-bye no see to shoot everybody, so everybody go home.”

-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “And bye-and-bye no see to shoot everybody, so everybody go home.”

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading “Every-body run a-round with guns” Mexique said.

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

From this reading He and his brother had both participated in the revolution which made Carranza president.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading He and his brother had both participated in the revolution which made Carranza president.

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “And bye-and-bye no see to shoot everybody, so everybody go home.”

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He and his brother had both participated in the revolution which made Carranza president.

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

not any; not one

From this reading “And bye-and-bye no see to shoot everybody, so everybody go home.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

past form of “participate” — share in something

From this reading He and his brother had both participated in the revolution which made Carranza president.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading He and his brother had both participated in the revolution which made Carranza president.

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading He and his brother had both participated in the revolution which made Carranza president.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading “Every-body run a-round with guns” Mexique said.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Every-body run a-round with guns” Mexique said.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “And bye-and-bye no see to shoot everybody, so everybody go home.”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading “And bye-and-bye no see to shoot everybody, so everybody go home.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “And bye-and-bye no see to shoot everybody, so everybody go home.”

exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading “And bye-and-bye no see to shoot everybody, so everybody go home.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading His description of which affair was utterly delightful.

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

From this reading His description of which affair was utterly delightful.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

at the time that

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

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

From this reading He and his brother had both participated in the revolution which made Carranza president.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading Mexique played dominoes with us (B. having devised a set from card-board), strolled The Enormous Room with us, telling of his father and brother in Mexico, of the people, of the customs; and—when we were in the _cour_—wrote the entire conjugation of _tengo_ in the deep mud with a little stick, squatting and chuckling and explaining.