Chapter XII

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

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

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From this reading HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"

(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 HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"

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

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

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

From this reading HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"

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

From this reading Edna asked Ben as they left the boat at the wharf.

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

From this reading Edna asked Ben as they left the boat at the wharf.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Edna asked Ben as they left the boat at the wharf.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading Edna asked Ben as they left the boat at the wharf.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Edna asked Ben as they left the boat at the wharf.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "Will they know exactly when we are coming, Ben?"

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading "Now that we are so near I'm just crazy to get there," said Dorothy.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

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From this reading "Now that we are so near I'm just crazy to get there," said Dorothy.

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From this reading Edna asked Ben as they left the boat at the wharf.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading "Will they know exactly when we are coming, Ben?"

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

the act of departing

From this reading HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"

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

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

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

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

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

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

where you live at a particular time

From this reading HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

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

From this reading "Now that we are so near I'm just crazy to get there," said Dorothy.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

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

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

and nothing more

From this reading "Now that we are so near I'm just crazy to get there," said Dorothy.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "Will they know exactly when we are coming, Ben?"

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Edna asked Ben as they left the boat at the wharf.

plural of “mercy” — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading "Now that we are so near I'm just crazy to get there," said Dorothy.

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

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Now that we are so near I'm just crazy to get there," said Dorothy.

above and across; more than

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

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

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Now that we are so near I'm just crazy to get there," said Dorothy.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Now that we are so near I'm just crazy to get there," said Dorothy.

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

From this reading HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Now that we are so near I'm just crazy to get there," said Dorothy.

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

From this reading Edna asked Ben as they left the boat at the wharf.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

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

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

create by training and teaching

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"

precisely as stated

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading Edna asked Ben as they left the boat at the wharf.

at the time that

From this reading "Will they know exactly when we are coming, Ben?"

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

in the company of; together with

From this reading HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading "Yes, Mr. Ramsey thinks he should stay in New York for the day, and has handed you over to my tender mercies, so if we can get a good train you will be at home in a very few hours."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading HOME AGAIN "Are you going all the way home with us?"