Chapter X · A Soiled Yellowed Envelope

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

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

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From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

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

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

for the reason that

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

a youthful male person

From this reading “We-ell, if I thought I’d get to see your mysterious boy, I’d go.”

eat an early morning meal

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do you want to go this time, Peg?”

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From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

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

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

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

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

the act of departing

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

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

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Well, I’ll stay here, then.

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

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

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

From this reading “We-ell, if I thought I’d get to see your mysterious boy, I’d go.”

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

From this reading “We-ell, if I thought I’d get to see your mysterious boy, I’d go.”

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

From this reading “Well, I’ll stay here, then.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

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From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

of an obscure nature

From this reading “We-ell, if I thought I’d get to see your mysterious boy, I’d go.”

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

From this reading “Do you want to go this time, Peg?”

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From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “Well, I’ll stay here, then.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

carry out

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

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

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Well, I’ll stay here, then.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

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

From this reading “Do you want to go this time, Peg?”

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

From this reading “We-ell, if I thought I’d get to see your mysterious boy, I’d go.”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Do you want to go this time, Peg?”

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

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

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

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “Do you want to go this time, Peg?”

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

From this reading “We-ell, if I thought I’d get to see your mysterious boy, I’d go.”

(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 “Well, I’ll stay here, then.

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

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

at the time that

From this reading The next morning, when they were at the breakfast table, Jo Ann suggested that they go down to the goat ranch to see if they could get some milk to take to Pepito.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Do you want to go this time, Peg?”

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

From this reading “I don’t think you’d see him, because he and the father are going back up the mountain to finish making their charcoal.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “We-ell, if I thought I’d get to see your mysterious boy, I’d go.”