used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
(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 IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
breechesnounUS /ˈbriːtʃɪz/
(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
Deel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
equippedadjectiveUS /ɪˈkwɪpt/
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
From this reading I was proud of the chest, now equipped with iron hinges and a hasp and staple.
a social unit living together
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
Hacket
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
haspnoun
a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
From this reading I was proud of the chest, now equipped with iron hinges and a hasp and staple.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
hingesnounUS /ˈhɪndʒɪz/
plural of “hinge” — a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading I was proud of the chest, now equipped with iron hinges and a hasp and staple.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading I was proud of the chest, now equipped with iron hinges and a hasp and staple.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
staying power
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
loomverbUS /luːm/
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
come together
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
the force of workers available
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
no person; not anyone
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was proud of the chest, now equipped with iron hinges and a hasp and staple.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
PeabodynounUS /ˈpiːbɑːdi/
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
prickedverbUS /prɪkt/
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading I was proud of the chest, now equipped with iron hinges and a hasp and staple.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
express in words
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
an educational institution
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
schoolmasternounUS /ˈskuːlmæstər/
presiding officer of a school
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
staplenounUS /ˈsteɪpəl/
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading I was proud of the chest, now equipped with iron hinges and a hasp and staple.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
tailorverbUS /ˈteɪlər/
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
townounUS /toʊ/
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
treasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
precisely as stated
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
weaveverbUS /wiːv/
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I remember that the breeches were of tow and that they scratched my legs and made me very uncomfortable, but I did not complain.
in or at the place that
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH I MEET OTHER GREAT MEN It was a sunny day in late September on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody took me and my little pine chest with all my treasures in it to the village where I was to go to school and live with the family of Mr. Michael Hacket, the schoolmaster.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading My uncle used to say that nobody with tow breeches on him could ride a horse without being thrown--they pricked so.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Aunt Deel had worked hard to get me ready, sitting late at her loom to weave cloth for my new suit, which a traveling tailor had fitted and made for me.
