Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

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

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading Rose-bud found his tongue as Wayne disappeared into his bedroom.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

-ing form of “avenge” — take revenge for a perceived wrong

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "Led, him come back some more.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading Rose-bud found his tongue as Wayne disappeared into his bedroom.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Led, him come back some more.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

the first light of day

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

an evil supernatural being

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Rose-bud found his tongue as Wayne disappeared into his bedroom.

having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

set up or found

From this reading Rose-bud found his tongue as Wayne disappeared into his bedroom.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading "Gollee!"

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

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

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

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

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

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Rose-bud found his tongue as Wayne disappeared into his bedroom.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading "Led, him come back some more.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

plural of “lid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

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

From this reading "Led, him come back some more.

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

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

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

plural of “pan” — cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

a plait of braided hair

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

cook with dry heat, usually in an oven

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

ready to fall asleep

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "Led, him come back some more.

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

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

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

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

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Rose-bud found his tongue as Wayne disappeared into his bedroom.

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

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

without beauty or charm

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.

a vivid mental image

From this reading To him appeared Red Reckless, touseled and sleepy eyed looking to the astonished oriental's vision like an avenging demon, threatening to choke him to death with his own pigtail and to roast him crisp and brown him in his own oven if he didn't conduct himself with less noise in his pastime of breakfast getting.

United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)

From this reading Rose-bud found his tongue as Wayne disappeared into his bedroom.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE PROMISE OF LITTLE SAXON Rose-bud, the unlovely Chinese cook, made the dawn hideous in the range house with his pots and pans and rattling stove lids.