Chapter I

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

(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 But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

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

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

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

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

third-person singular of “develop” — make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

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

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

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

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

at any time

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

the quality of being exact

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

an agenda of things to do

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

your parents

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

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

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

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

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

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

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

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

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

conformity or harmony

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

temporary living quarters

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

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

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

not any; not one

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

occurring from time to time

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

go across or through

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

domestic swine

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

third-person singular of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

one of four equal parts

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

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

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

express the need or desire for

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

a small hard fruit

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

in or at or to some place

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

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

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

a following of one thing after another in time

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

a substance that colors or dyes

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

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From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

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

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

treated with wax

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Visitors pass through, indeed, in large enough numbers between seed- and harvest-time (mostly by bicycle), staring their way round the village from house to house.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But all that ever develops is an occasional request for a cup of water—in the hope, no doubt, that we may give them milk—or an interrogation as to the road to somewhere else.

at the time that

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

which person or people

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Steg’s reply to the latter, through a long succession of summers, has waxed into a set formula, which he prepares with all the exactness of a prescription:

the words that are spoken

From this reading "There ’s two rawds [roads] tiv it," he says, measuring out his words carefully against the light of inward understanding, like tincture in a chemist’s vial.

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

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading When summer comes Mrs. Gatheredge talks of repapering her parlor, and Ginger gets him ready to sleep in the scullery at a night’s notice, but the letting of lodgings is not a staple industry in this quarter of Yorkshire, and folks would fare ill on it who knew nothing of the art of keeping a pig or growing their own potatoes in the bit of garden at the back.