Chapter XI

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

Having no one else present.

From this reading Let alone to study and equip himself, Nathan will make his mark in the world.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

a youthful male person

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading “Well,” retorted Johnathan, “just what is it your business” “I’ve been his teacher and I know what’s in him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

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

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

being one more than seven

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

From this reading Let alone to study and equip himself, Nathan will make his mark in the world.

an exasperated feeling of annoyance

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

powerful and effective language

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

the act of departing

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

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

From this reading Let alone to study and equip himself, Nathan will make his mark in the world.

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

of textiles; having a rough surface

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading “Well,” retorted Johnathan, “just what is it your business” “I’ve been his teacher and I know what’s in him.

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

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading “Well,” retorted Johnathan, “just what is it your business” “I’ve been his teacher and I know what’s in him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading “Well,” retorted Johnathan, “just what is it your business” “I’ve been his teacher and I know what’s in him.

and nothing more

From this reading “Well,” retorted Johnathan, “just what is it your business” “I’ve been his teacher and I know what’s in him.

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

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

immediately past

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let alone to study and equip himself, Nathan will make his mark in the world.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

engage in

From this reading Let alone to study and equip himself, Nathan will make his mark in the world.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Let alone to study and equip himself, Nathan will make his mark in the world.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

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

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

a separate part of a whole

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

of or relating to poetry

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

make a promise or commitment

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

past form of “retort” — answer back

From this reading “Well,” retorted Johnathan, “just what is it your business” “I’ve been his teacher and I know what’s in him.

in a scathing and unsparing manner

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

an educational institution

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

not dense

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

express in speech

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Let alone to study and equip himself, Nathan will make his mark in the world.

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

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

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

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

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

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

From this reading “Well,” retorted Johnathan, “just what is it your business” “I’ve been his teacher and I know what’s in him.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Well,” retorted Johnathan, “just what is it your business” “I’ve been his teacher and I know what’s in him.

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

From this reading “Well,” retorted Johnathan, “just what is it your business” “I’ve been his teacher and I know what’s in him.

at the time that

From this reading POET IN HOMESPUN I Great was the exasperation among the local school teachers when it became known that Nathan was not going on into high school in September.

which person or people

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Let alone to study and equip himself, Nathan will make his mark in the world.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Cora Hastings, Nathan’s last teacher and the good woman, by the way, who did more than all others to encourage his literary fluency and poetical promise, took it upon her sparse, capable shoulders to wait upon the boy’s father and “speak him a piece of her mind.”

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Let alone to study and equip himself, Nathan will make his mark in the world.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Don’t you know your boy has been the brightest English scholar in the whole eight grades?” she demanded scathingly.