Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading Berry was a good example of an unreasoning infatuation.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

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

From this reading Berry was a good example of an unreasoning infatuation.

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

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

United States composer (1910-1981)

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

top part of an apron; covering the chest

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

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From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

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

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

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From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

divisible by two

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading Berry was a good example of an unreasoning infatuation.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

the act of departing

From this reading In his position, Berry was likely to hear whatever gossip was going.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Berry was a good example of an unreasoning infatuation.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading In his position, Berry was likely to hear whatever gossip was going.

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

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

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

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading In his position, Berry was likely to hear whatever gossip was going.

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

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

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

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

cause to move by striking

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

the act of retaining something

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

a material effigy that is worshipped

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

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

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

From this reading Berry was a good example of an unreasoning infatuation.

the froth produced by soaps or detergents

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading In his position, Berry was likely to hear whatever gossip was going.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

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

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

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

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading In his position, Berry was likely to hear whatever gossip was going.

edge tool used in shaving

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

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

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978)

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

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

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

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

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

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

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

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

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Who shall have perfect self-control with a giant bib under the chin, tipped back on a chair that cannot be regulated, with a face covered by lather, and two plantation fingers holding the nose?

not based on reason or evidence

From this reading Berry was a good example of an unreasoning infatuation.

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

From this reading THE MONSEIGNEUR AND THE NOMAD Even more than Dr. Rockwell, Berry, the barber, was the most troubled man in Lebanon on the day of the Orange funeral.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading In his position, Berry was likely to hear whatever gossip was going.

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

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

which person or people

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The accident which had come to his idol, with the certain fall of his fortunes, hit him so hard, that, for the first time since he became a barber, his razor nipped the flesh of more than one who sat in his red-upholstered chair.