Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

later than; following

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

(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 "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

Having no one else present.

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

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

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

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From this reading "I don't know, Joe," I returned.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

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From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

only a very short time before

From this reading "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

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

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

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

From this reading "I don't know, Joe," I returned.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was past one o'clock.

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From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

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

From this reading "I don't know, Joe," I returned.

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From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

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

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

according to the clock

From this reading It was past one o'clock.

a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was past one o'clock.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading It was past one o'clock.

past form of “re-enter” — enter again

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "I don't know, Joe," I returned.

precisely, exactly

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

in the near future

From this reading "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

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

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

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

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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

From this reading It was past one o'clock.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading ALONE ON THE CLAIM Joe glanced at the clock as we re-entered the house, after the cart had disappeared down the road.

during the time that

From this reading "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading "It seems hardly worth while to try to sleep at all; we must get up so soon."

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From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.

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From this reading "Now, if yo' gits right to bed, Leslie, chile, yo's gwine git right sma'ht ob sleep afore yo' has to git up ter holp me git stahted," he said.