Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

someone who is a detective

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

the expression of approval and support

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

an ornamental facade

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

showing lack of favoritism

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

hear with intention

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

United States political cartoonist (1840-1902)

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

a brief written record

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

plural of “orchid” — any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

above and across; more than

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

not liable to failure

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Author of "Diane of the Green Van," "In the Heart of the Christmas Pines," "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," etc. New York McBride, Nast & Company Third Printing To C. A. W. in grateful recognition of an unfailing source of encouragement and impartial criticism He caught sight of the orchids and the tear-stained face of his wife bending over them .

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

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Frontispiece "Now, sah, yoh be quiet and listen to dis note I gets from young Massa Dick" "I'se jus' come in--to ask yoh, Miss, if you'd like to buy an ol' nigger servant.