Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

using the voice; not silently

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

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

From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

on or to one side

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

a man who has never been married

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

used as expletives

From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."

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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

not still wet

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."

to certain extent or degree

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

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

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

a social unit living together

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."

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

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

not any; not one

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

not in physical motion

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."

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

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

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

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."

a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

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

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

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

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

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

From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.

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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

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

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.

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

From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.