Chapter VI

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

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading Limber made the suggestion and the idea was accepted enthusiastically.

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

From this reading "Whitewash makes me sick," he affirmed.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

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From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

all the loaves of bread baked at the same time

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

in a beautiful manner

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

brought together in one place

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

large pan for washing dishes

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner

From this reading Limber made the suggestion and the idea was accepted enthusiastically.

an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

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

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

destroyed or killed

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

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

From this reading "Whitewash makes me sick," he affirmed.

not accessible to view

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

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

From this reading Limber made the suggestion and the idea was accepted enthusiastically.

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

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

bestow a quality on

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

From this reading Limber made the suggestion and the idea was accepted enthusiastically.

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

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Limber made the suggestion and the idea was accepted enthusiastically.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading "Whitewash makes me sick," he affirmed.

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

From this reading "Whitewash makes me sick," he affirmed.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

above and across; more than

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading "Whitewash makes me sick," he affirmed.

an idea that is suggested

From this reading Limber made the suggestion and the idea was accepted enthusiastically.

express a supposition

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

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

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

(often followed by “of”) not aware

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Suppose I go over to Eureka and ask Mrs. Burns to lend us enough flour to finish up the job?"

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

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

From this reading Limber made the suggestion and the idea was accepted enthusiastically.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

during the time that

From this reading While he was gone the others scraped up the paste and collected the scattered rolls of paper, then went to the bunkhouse and waited Limber's return, unaware that almost half a sack of flour reposed in a corner of Fong's tin trunk, while a batch of bread was rising beautifully in the dishpan hidden beneath Fong's bed.

a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

From this reading "Whitewash makes me sick," he affirmed.

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

From this reading Had any of the boys suspicioned the true facts there would have been a badly-frightened Chinaman in Arizona.