103
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From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
111
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From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
121
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From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
129
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From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
137
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From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
145
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
1904
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From this reading Reprint, 1904 Dodd, Mead and Co., New York.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
ANN
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From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
BAYONETnounUS /ˈbeɪənet/
a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
BENSON
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
a youthful male person
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
carriernounUS /ˈkæriər/
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Reprint, 1904 Dodd, Mead and Co., New York.
coloniseverb
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
diversionnounUS /daɪˈvɜːrʒən/
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
Dodd
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From this reading Reprint, 1904 Dodd, Mead and Co., New York.
elbowsnounUS /ˈelboʊz/
plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
being one more than ten
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
essayistnounUS /ˈeseɪɪst/
a writer of literary works
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
ForewordnounUS /ˈfɔːrwɜːrd/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
FourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
the act of giving
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
hearsenounUS /hɜːrs/
a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
hodnoun
an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
HOME-COMING
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
INTERFERENCEnounUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
JUBE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
lazinessnounUS /ˈleɪzinəs/
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
LYNCHINGnounUS /ˈlɪntʃɪŋ/
putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
MeadnounUS /miːd/
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading Reprint, 1904 Dodd, Mead and Co., New York.
the force of workers available
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
MISnounUS /mɪs/
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
mournersnounUS /ˈmɔːrnərz/
plural of “mourner” — a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
NegroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Reprint, 1904 Dodd, Mead and Co., New York.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
obtainsverbUS /əbˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
OL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
oratornounUS /ˈɔːrətər/
a person who delivers a speech or oration
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
PATSYnounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
PEASEnounUS /piːz/
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
PHILANTHROPYnounUS /fɪˈlænθrəpi/
voluntary promotion of human welfare
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
RASTUS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
repentancenounUS /rɪˈpentəns/
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
ReprintnounUS /riˈprɪnt/
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading Reprint, 1904 Dodd, Mead and Co., New York.
revivalnounUS /rɪˈvaɪvəl/
bringing again into activity and prominence
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
rubverbUS /rʌb/
move over something with pressure
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
ScapegoatnounUS /ˈskeɪpɡoʊt/
someone who is punished for the errors of others
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
school-children
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
school-teacher
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
SCHWALLIGER'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
SixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Wherever laughter and tears rub elbows day by day, and the spirit of labour and laziness shake hands, there--there--is Happy Hollow, and of some of it may the following pages show the heart.
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
ThirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
waiternounUS /ˈweɪtər/
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
a Caucasian
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow.
showing curiosity
From this reading _Eleven_: THE TRIUMPH OF OL' MIS' PEASE 103 _Twelve_: THE LYNCHING OF JUBE BENSON 111 _Thirteen_: SCHWALLIGER'S PHILANTHROPY 121 _Fourteen_: THE INTERFERENCE OF PATSY ANN 129 _Fifteen_: THE HOME-COMING OF 'RASTUS SMITH 137 _Sixteen_: THE BOY AND THE BAYONET 145 _Foreword_ Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is?
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Reprint, 1904 Dodd, Mead and Co., New York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In The Scapegoat, Part II, text appears to be missing between "hard" and "brought" in the sentence "The school-teacher is giving you a pretty hard brought the school-children in for chorus singing, secured an able orator, and the best essayist in town."
