Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

(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 THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

any thing at all

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Aunty May didn't care.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

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From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

set up or found

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

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

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"

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

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading I thought I'd shouted it, but it sounded just like a squeak.

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

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I thought I'd shouted it, but it sounded just like a squeak.

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

and nothing more

From this reading I thought I'd shouted it, but it sounded just like a squeak.

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

held up in the air

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I thought I'd shouted it, but it sounded just like a squeak.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

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

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

-ing form of “purr” — make a soft swishing sound

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

To recall to mind.

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

in a vehement outcry

From this reading I thought I'd shouted it, but it sounded just like a squeak.

possessive form of “somebody” — a human being

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading I thought I'd shouted it, but it sounded just like a squeak.

a short high-pitched noise

From this reading I thought I'd shouted it, but it sounded just like a squeak.

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought I'd shouted it, but it sounded just like a squeak.

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

up to a particular time

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading THE WHITE TENT I didn't remember anything, until I woke up and found myself lying on the porch, and Mr. Taylor bending over me with a glass of water in his hand, all the Teddy-cats purring at me, and my head on somebody's lap.

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

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

From this reading Mr. Taylor was saying, "Sho, I guess he's coming to, and ye'd better not let him see ye, jist at first"; but I turned quick before she could move, and grabbed her and said, "Oh, Aunty May."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She just lifted me up in her arms and held me tight, and said, "Oh, Billy, how could you run away from me?"