Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

(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 All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

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

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

third-person singular of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

thoroughgoing

From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.

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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

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

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

at any time

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

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

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

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

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

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From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

go away from a place

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

engage in

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.

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

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point

From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

an educational institution

From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.

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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

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

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

male cat

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

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

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

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

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.

at the time that

From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.

a late time of life

From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.