Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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

From this reading "Did the Widder Leach make ye feel ye was a hopeless sinner?"

prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

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

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

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

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

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

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

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From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

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

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

a quad with a square body

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

third-person singular of “encourage” — contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading It encourages him some, but he don't git much further."

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "Did the Widder Leach make ye feel ye was a hopeless sinner?"

a person who fells trees

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading It encourages him some, but he don't git much further."

the act of acquiring something

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading It encourages him some, but he don't git much further."

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

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading "Did the Widder Leach make ye feel ye was a hopeless sinner?"

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From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

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

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

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

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

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

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

From this reading "Did the Widder Leach make ye feel ye was a hopeless sinner?"

raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

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

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

engage in

From this reading "Did the Widder Leach make ye feel ye was a hopeless sinner?"

plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

used to form the superlative

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It encourages him some, but he don't git much further."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

not any; not one

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

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

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

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

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

deliver by singing

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

a person who sins (without repenting)

From this reading "Did the Widder Leach make ye feel ye was a hopeless sinner?"

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It encourages him some, but he don't git much further."

in the near future

From this reading "It was an interesting experience," replied Albert, "and one I shall not soon forget."

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

English actress (1847-1928)

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

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

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

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

From this reading "Did the Widder Leach make ye feel ye was a hopeless sinner?"

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Oh, it don't do 'em no harm to git together an' pray an' sing, an' most likely it divarts their minds from other troubles, but in my way o' thinkin', prayin' is a good deal like a feller tryin' to lift himself by his boot-straps.

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

From this reading "Did the Widder Leach make ye feel ye was a hopeless sinner?"

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading THE "GYPSY" RETURNS "How did ye like the prayer-meetin'?" asked Uncle Terry the next morning, as Albert stood watching him getting ready to start on his daily rounds.