Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

with admiration

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

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

From this reading “Come here an' see Job's new boy.”

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

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

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

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

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

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

a youthful male person

From this reading “Come here an' see Job's new boy.”

with self-possession (especially in times of stress)

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

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

From this reading “Come here an' see Job's new boy.”

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

placed crosswise

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

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

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

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

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Come here an' see Job's new boy.”

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

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

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

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

with impatience; in an impatient manner

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

a lack of caution in practical affairs

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

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

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

possessive form of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading “Come here an' see Job's new boy.”

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

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

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

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

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

a form of address for a man

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading “Come here an' see Job's new boy.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

in a quiet and tranquil manner

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

with speed

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

Identical; not different.

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Come here an' see Job's new boy.”

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

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

be standing; be upright

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

the activity of supplying or providing something

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

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

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

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

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

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

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

in the direction of

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

interact in a certain way

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

precisely as stated

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

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

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

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

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

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

From this reading “This is my flower--my queen, Mr. -- Mr. --” “Tyler,” said Toby, supplying the name which the skeleton--or Mr. Treat, as Toby now learned his name was--did not know; “Tyler is my name--Toby Tyler.”

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “This is my wife Lilly--Mrs. Treat,” said the skeleton, with a proud wave of his hand, as he rose from his seat and gazed admiringly at her.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.

but in spite of that

From this reading “Not yet, my angel,” said the skeleton, placidly, as he crossed one thin leg over the other and looked calmly at her.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Your imprudence is wearin' me away so that I sha'n't be worth five dollars a week to any circus,” she said, impatiently, at the same time coming toward the candy stand quite as rapidly as her very great size would admit.