Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

consider or hold as true

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

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

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

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

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

any thing at all

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

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

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

a youthful male person

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

a beverage made from juice pressed from apples

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

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

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

a Protestant layman who assists the minister

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

a marketplace where groceries are sold

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

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

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

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

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

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

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

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

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

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

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

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

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

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

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

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

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

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

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading “What's the matter with you?

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

not any; not one

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

plural of “pancake” — a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

acceptance of despair

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

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

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

carry out

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

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

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

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

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

the topmost one of two

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

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

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

(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, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

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

From this reading “What's the matter with you?

in or at the place that

From this reading Haven't got the yellow fever, have you?” and the grocery man placed a chair where the invalid could fall into it.

which person or people

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLAR--THE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S RESIGNATION--HE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKES--HIS CHUM JOINS HIM--THE SKUNK IN THE CELLAR--THE POOR BOY GETS THE “AGER.”

past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “What's the matter with you?

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

From this reading “No, got the ager,” said the boy as he wiped the perspiration off his upper lip, and looked around the store to see if there was anything in sight that would take the taste of quinine out of his mouth.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading “Well, I swow, here comes a walking hospital,” said the grocery man as the bad boy's shadow came in the store, followed by the boy, who looked sick and yellow, and tired, and he had lost half his flesh.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “What's the matter with you?