Chapter XIII

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

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

later than; following

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

anew

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

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

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

damaged by blows or hard usage

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

From this reading He made it sing wild and wanton songs of Gypsy love; he made it chant of Gypsy treachery and Gypsy chiromancy.

telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand

From this reading He made it sing wild and wanton songs of Gypsy love; he made it chant of Gypsy treachery and Gypsy chiromancy.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

divisible by two

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

feel extreme happiness or elation

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

the organ of sight

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

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From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

past form of “garnish” — take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

a young female

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

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

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

continually recurring to the mind

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

a boy or man

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

express grief verbally

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading He made it sing wild and wanton songs of Gypsy love; he made it chant of Gypsy treachery and Gypsy chiromancy.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

to an obscene degree

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He made it sing wild and wanton songs of Gypsy love; he made it chant of Gypsy treachery and Gypsy chiromancy.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading He made it scream and exult obscenely; he made it lament like a fallen angel.

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

deliver by singing

From this reading He made it sing wild and wanton songs of Gypsy love; he made it chant of Gypsy treachery and Gypsy chiromancy.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading He made it sing wild and wanton songs of Gypsy love; he made it chant of Gypsy treachery and Gypsy chiromancy.

the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

plural of “stomach” — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

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

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

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

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading He made it sing wild and wanton songs of Gypsy love; he made it chant of Gypsy treachery and Gypsy chiromancy.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

From this reading He made it sing wild and wanton songs of Gypsy love; he made it chant of Gypsy treachery and Gypsy chiromancy.

at the time that

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

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

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading He made it sing wild and wanton songs of Gypsy love; he made it chant of Gypsy treachery and Gypsy chiromancy.

in the company of; together with

From this reading After they had garnished their stomachs with the puchero, they sat brooding around the three fires, the girl, Felicidad, and Jacinto and his three ruffians.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading The Gypsy lad with the shirt open to the waist and the yellow sash brought out his battered accordion again and played upon it for their entertainment.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When you heard its uncouth and haunting assonances, you believed in the Evil Eye, the _Querelar nasula_; in the _Hokkano Baro_, the Great Trick; and even in the _Chiving Drao_, that sorcery by which the Gitanos cause horses to become sick and glandered, and swine to die as suddenly as if poisoned.