Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

(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 ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

completely unclothed

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

plural of “carpet” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading If one wished to sit down, they had to retire to the yard, and repose on a pile of carpets.

throw away as refuse

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

start firing a weapon

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

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

From this reading If one wished to sit down, they had to retire to the yard, and repose on a pile of carpets.

retarded in intellectual development

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If one wished to sit down, they had to retire to the yard, and repose on a pile of carpets.

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

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

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

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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 At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

in motion

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

the middle of the day

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

on one occasion

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

outside a building

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading If one wished to sit down, they had to retire to the yard, and repose on a pile of carpets.

put or confide something in a person or thing

From this reading If one wished to sit down, they had to retire to the yard, and repose on a pile of carpets.

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

From this reading If one wished to sit down, they had to retire to the yard, and repose on a pile of carpets.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

cut with a saw

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

be seated

From this reading If one wished to sit down, they had to retire to the yard, and repose on a pile of carpets.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

the froth produced by soaps or detergents

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

the season of growth

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

caught or fixed

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

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

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

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

From this reading If one wished to sit down, they had to retire to the yard, and repose on a pile of carpets.

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

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

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

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

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

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

hard to endure

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

up to a particular time

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

disturb the balance or stability of

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

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

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

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

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading And from the time the furniture was moved out until it went back, all one could smell or see in the house was soapsuds and bare, wet floors.

at the time that

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

during the time that

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading If one wished to sit down, they had to retire to the yard, and repose on a pile of carpets.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

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

From this reading This the doctor vowed was worse than a fire and as bad as a moving, for Martha never would do one room at a time, but must upset the whole house at once and dump everything outdoors.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading At first he thought there must have been a fire, but when he saw Martha with a towel wrapped around her head, and Mrs. Huggins, the scrub-woman of the village, trying to squeeze a wide table through a narrow door, while Noah, their half-witted chore-boy, was beating carpets on the lawn, he knew it was spring house-cleaning.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.

close with a zipper

From this reading ZIP IS STUCK IN THE STOVEPIPE The next day at noon, when Zip came home with the doctor from making his morning visits to his patients, he was surprised to see all the furniture moved out into the side yard.