Chapter VI

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

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

(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 “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

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

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

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

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading MOTHER: Yes, and the child no doubt thought if his body was “_under_,” his soul must be “_on top_.”

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

a youthful male person

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

a young person of either sex

From this reading MOTHER: Yes, and the child no doubt thought if his body was “_under_,” his soul must be “_on top_.”

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

dearly loved

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

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

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading MOTHER: Yes, and the child no doubt thought if his body was “_under_,” his soul must be “_on top_.”

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

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

the act of giving

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

in a willing manner

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

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

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

shoot down, of birds

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

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

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

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

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

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

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading MOTHER: Yes, and the child no doubt thought if his body was “_under_,” his soul must be “_on top_.”

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

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

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

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

and nothing more

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

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

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

used to form the superlative

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

not any; not one

From this reading MOTHER: Yes, and the child no doubt thought if his body was “_under_,” his soul must be “_on top_.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

on one occasion

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

and nothing more

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

To recall to mind.

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

to say, state, or perform again

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

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

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

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

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

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

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

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

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading MOTHER: Yes, and the child no doubt thought if his body was “_under_,” his soul must be “_on top_.”

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

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

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

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

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

the upper part of anything

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading ELMER: I think this must have been the one he meant, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into sub-jec´tion.”

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

literature in metrical form

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

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

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

in or at the place that

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I think it means that the mind should be the master of the body, doing only that which will be for its good.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading “The beautiful flowers, The grass and the trees, The hills and the valleys, The birds and the bees, “The faces of parents So dear to me, The stars in the sky, The fish in the sea,— “All these through my windows Most gladly I see, And praise my Creator For giving them me.”

the words that are spoken

From this reading —_C. M. Snow._ A GOOD SERVANT MOTHER: A little boy was once asked to repeat his Bible verse, and he said, “I don’t remember just what the words are, but it is the one where Paul said he _kept his soul on top_.”

an affirmative

From this reading MOTHER: Yes, and the child no doubt thought if his body was “_under_,” his soul must be “_on top_.”