Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “What you thinking about anyway?”

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

(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 “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

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

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading “What you thinking about anyway?”

plural of “apostle” — an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

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

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

the lower side of anything

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

a youthful male person

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

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

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

third-person singular of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading HE DISCUSSES THEOLOGY.

an informal form of address for a man

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

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

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

every person

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

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

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

a marketplace where groceries are sold

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

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

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

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

From this reading HE DISCUSSES THEOLOGY.

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

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

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

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

an opening into or through something

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

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

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

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

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

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

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

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

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

immediately past

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

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

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

attach to a support

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

not any; not one

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

a recklessly extravagant consumer

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

-ing form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

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

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

catch on a snag

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

a male human offspring

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

suffering from lack of food

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

a simple seat without a back or arms

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

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

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

From this reading HE DISCUSSES THEOLOGY.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

an important intellectual

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

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

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading “What you thinking about anyway?”

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

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

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

the present time or age

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

up to a particular time

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

being unoccupied

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

meat from a calf

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

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

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

at the time that

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.

in or at the place that

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--“I'M A THINKER PROM THINKERSVILLE”--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON-- ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER.

showing curiosity

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

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

From this reading “I was wondering where you would have been today if Noah had run his ark into such a fog as this, and there had been no fog-horn on Mount Ararat, and he had passed by with his excursion and not made a landing, and had floated around on the freshet until all the animals starved, and the ark had struck a snag and burst a hole in their bottom.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “What you sitting there for half an hour for, staring at vacancy?” said the grocery man to the bad boy, as he sat on a stool by the stove one of these foggy mornings, when everybody feels like quarreling, with his fingers clasped around his knee, looking as though he did not know enough to last him to bed.