Chapter IX

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But the pin-wheels were really out-door toys and one had to run about to make them go.

(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 They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the pin-wheels were really out-door toys and one had to run about to make them go.

flutter like a butterfly

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

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From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

possessive form of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

recognizable; marked

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Katherine had two pin-wheels, one in each hand.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

more quickly

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

a young female

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

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

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Katherine had two pin-wheels, one in each hand.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

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

From this reading Katherine had two pin-wheels, one in each hand.

within a building

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

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From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

and nothing more

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

engage in

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But the pin-wheels were really out-door toys and one had to run about to make them go.

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From this reading But the pin-wheels were really out-door toys and one had to run about to make them go.

outside a building

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

above and across; more than

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading But the pin-wheels were really out-door toys and one had to run about to make them go.

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

From this reading But the pin-wheels were really out-door toys and one had to run about to make them go.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

in the near future

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

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

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Katherine had two pin-wheels, one in each hand.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

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

From this reading It was still too early to go over to see the little lame girl.

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

From this reading But the pin-wheels were really out-door toys and one had to run about to make them go.

at the time that

From this reading They all decided to wait and make the crow’s butterfly and bird toys when Joyce could try them, too.

in or at the place that

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.

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

From this reading _The May Baskets_ JUST as soon as little Katherine had tried her pin-wheels indoors, Henry and Jimsi decided that outdoors where there is wind, pin-wheels would turn much better and faster, so the children jumped into cloaks and caps and made for the garden.