Chapter I

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

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

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From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

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From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

(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 I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

Having no one else present.

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

(informal) very unpleasant

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

official routes of communication

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

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From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

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

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

on a floor below

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

plural of “eccentricity” — strange and unconventional behavior

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

opinion or judgment

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

a boy or man

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

destroyed or killed

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

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

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

set down according to a plan

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

as might be expected

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

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

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

on the contrary

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

in or at or to some place

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On the morning that Uncle Abner's letter came I had gone downstairs to breakfast feeling rather beastly.

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

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

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

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

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

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading Published for the Passenger Department Seaboard Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, Va.

precisely as stated

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.

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

From this reading He was always a queer old codger--my Great Uncle Abner.

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

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

at the time that

From this reading I had never laid eyes on him myself, but his eccentricities were tradition to me, and when I thought of him at all, it was as a half-cracked old fellow living alone in a shack, on a sandy key, somewhere off the coast of Florida.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Naturally one doesn't get close-range impressions of uncles of this sort, especially if one's own life runs in very different channels, and if one has enough money to get along on, and one's "sandy-key-uncle" is not thought to have much of this world's goods.