Chapter II

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

From this reading We steps over and takes a close look.

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

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

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

From this reading We steps over and takes a close look.

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

make a clank

From this reading Kinda _clunkety, clinkety, clank_!

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

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From this reading Kinda _clunkety, clinkety, clank_!

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading We steps over and takes a close look.

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From this reading Kinda _clunkety, clinkety, clank_!

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From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading It’s kinda dark in that stall.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

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

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

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

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

put a harness

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

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

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

cause to move by striking

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

plural of “hit” — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

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

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

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

From this reading It’s kinda dark in that stall.

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From this reading It’s kinda dark in that stall.

to some (great or small) extent

From this reading It’s kinda dark in that stall.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading We steps over and takes a close look.

battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

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

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

above and across; more than

From this reading We steps over and takes a close look.

measure the depth of something

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

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

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

From this reading It’s kinda dark in that stall.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading We steps over and takes a close look.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading We steps over and takes a close look.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It’s kinda dark in that stall.

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

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.

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

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

create by training and teaching

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

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

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We steps over and takes a close look.

hit hard

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

in or at the place that

From this reading _Whap!_ Somethin’ hit me in the face and I done a foot-race backward plumb to the rear door, where I hits my shoulders first, followed by the rest of my anatomy, makin’ a sound like the couplin’-up of an engine on a train of cars.

any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action

From this reading Through the haze I sees Dirty Shirt fade out through the front doorway, and I seen Wick Smith climb up a post, where he hangs harness.