Chapter XXXII

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

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

(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 He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

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

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

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

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

plural of “chap” — a boy or man

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

befitting a young child

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

dearly loved

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

From this reading NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

past form of “endear” — make attractive or lovable

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

divisible by two

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

apart from; not including

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

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

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

the act of grasping

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

rum cut with water

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

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

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

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

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

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

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

a long loud emotional utterance

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

something that is lost

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

and nothing more

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

acceptance of despair

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

only a very short time before

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

be seated

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

in a sorrowful manner

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

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

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

up to a particular time

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading And the night Uncle Bill died, _Grip_ never stopped howling; and he went about the place, and scarcely ate a bit of victuals, until he had attended the funeral.

an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

(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 Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

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

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

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

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Everything seemed to go well with me now, except for one sad visitation--the loss of my dear Uncle William.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.

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

From this reading Even _Grip_ went to see him, and took such a fancy to him, that he would sit with his chin in the wasted brown hand, and look at him sorrowfully by the hour; as if they were two poor old broken chaps together.

plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading He, by his brave resignation, and patience, childlike simplicity, and wonderful yarns, as well as pipes, and grog, and quids--whenever he could get them--had endeared himself greatly, in a few days, not only to me, but to all at the Bower.