Chapter XVI · I Pay My Other Bet

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

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

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

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

at or in or to any place

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

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

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

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From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

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

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

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From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

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From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

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From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

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

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

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

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

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

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

a holiday taken by a newly married couple

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

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

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

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From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

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

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

have in mind as a purpose

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

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From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

joined in matrimony

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

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From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

with low volume

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

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

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

Identical; not different.

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

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

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

in or at that place or location

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

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

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

bound or secured closely

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

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

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

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

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

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

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

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

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

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

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

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

From this reading We’d been married, quietly, by the same parson that tied the knot for Jim and Georgianna, and Georgianna and Jim had been on hand at the ceremony.

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

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

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

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.

during the time that

From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

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From this reading Jim Henry and the clerk, who’d been swore in as substitute assistant, believed they could run the store and post-office while we were gone.

a late time of life

From this reading I’d waited fifty years for my weddin’ tour and I didn’t intend to let dollars and cents cut much figger, so far as regulatin’ the limits of the cruise was concerned.

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

From this reading We was cal’latin’ to stop in New York a few days, then go to Washington, and from there to Chicago, and from there to California or the Yellerstone, or anywhere that seemed good to us at the time.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading 'Twas June, and Mary and I were in New York together, on _our_ honeymoon.