Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading Donkin made a derisive gesture.

past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

(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 Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

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

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

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

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on

From this reading Eh?” commented Donkin, jovially.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

From this reading Donkin made a derisive gesture.

fill with distaste

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

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From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)

From this reading Donkin made a derisive gesture.

(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

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From this reading Eh?” commented Donkin, jovially.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

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

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

From this reading Donkin made a derisive gesture.

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From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

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

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

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

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

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

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

in a jovial manner

From this reading Eh?” commented Donkin, jovially.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

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

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Donkin made a derisive gesture.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

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From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

not in physical motion

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

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

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

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

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

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

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

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

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

during the time that

From this reading So charged with egoism James Wait pulled the blanket up to his chin and lay still for a while.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

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

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

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

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

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

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

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

From this reading Then with sudden disgust: “Yer all for yerself, s’long as ye’re right....”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “In course,” he said, profoundly, “any one can see that.”—“They don’t,” said Jimmy, gasping like a fish.—“They would swallow any yarn,” affirmed Donkin.—“Don’t you let on too much,” admonished Jimmy in an exhausted voice.—“Your little gyme?