Chapter II

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

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

anew

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

(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 physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

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

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

without missing a year

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

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

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

concealing something under the ground

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

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

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

a quantity much larger than is needed

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading He had, in fact, a new mania every year.

formed or conceived by the imagination

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

set up or found

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

the act of departing

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

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

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

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

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

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

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

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

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

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

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

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

From this reading He had, in fact, a new mania every year.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

and nothing more

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

From this reading He had, in fact, a new mania every year.

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

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

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From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

absolutely essential

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

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

From this reading He had, in fact, a new mania every year.

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

(baseball) the person who does the pitching

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

past form of “procure” — get by special effort

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

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

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

carry out

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

full of trivial conversation

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

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

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

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

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

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

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

precisely as stated

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

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

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

at the time that

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

in or at the place that

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “The constable of the castle had annually a certain disorder which totally deprived him of his senses, and when the fit came on him he was talkative to excess.

a sudden desire

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.

which person or people

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This year he fancied himself a bat, and when he went to take a walk he sometimes made just such a noise as bats do, and made gestures with his hands and body as if he were going to fly.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The physicians, who knew his disorder, and his old servants procured him all the amusements they could think of, and as they found he took very great pleasure in my conversation, they often fetched me to his apartments, where the poor man would chat with me for three or four hours at a time.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Every year he had some different whim: at one time he thought himself metamorphosed into a pitcher of oil; at another he believed himself a frog, and began to leap around like one; and again he imagined he was dead, and it was found necessary to humour him by making a show of burying him.