used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
(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 do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
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broad-shoulderedadjective
having broad shoulders
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
ETC
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quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
GUNBOATnounUS /ˈɡʌnboʊt/
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
haulingnounUS /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
HOUSE-BOAT
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
indolencenoun
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
meanestadjectiveUS /ˈmiːnəst/
superlative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
personificationnounUS /pərˌsɑːnəfəˈkeɪʃən/
a person who represents an abstract quality
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
proclaimedadjectiveUS /proʊˈkleɪmd/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
ricketyadjectiveUS /ˈrɪkəti/
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
ROCKYadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
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similar things placed in order or happening one after another
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shiftlessnessnoun
a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
shirt-sleeve
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From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
Silas
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From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
snail-like
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From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
tatteredadjectiveUS /ˈtætərd/
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
a Caucasian
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
belonging to which person
From this reading The speaker was Silas Morgan--a tall, broad-shouldered man, whose tattered garments and snail-like movements proclaimed him to be the very personification of indolence and shiftlessness.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "I do think in my soul that of all the mean things a white man has to do, hauling wood on a hot day like this is the very meanest."
wood-rack
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From this reading As he spoke, he took off his hat and drew his shirt-sleeve across his dripping forehead, while the lazy old horse, which had pulled the rickety wood-rack up the long, steep hill from the beach, lowered his head, dropped his ears, and fell fast asleep.
