Chapter III

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

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

established by authority; given authoritative approval

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

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

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

From this reading She did not make very rapid progress with Turkey in Asia and its latitudes and longitudes.

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

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

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From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

make void or empty of contents

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

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From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

at any time

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

record in a public office or in a court of law

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

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From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

in a gay manner

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

a man of refinement

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

a young female

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

destroyed or killed

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

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

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

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

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

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

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading She did not make very rapid progress with Turkey in Asia and its latitudes and longitudes.

plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading She did not make very rapid progress with Turkey in Asia and its latitudes and longitudes.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

plural of “longitude” — the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

From this reading She did not make very rapid progress with Turkey in Asia and its latitudes and longitudes.

engage in

From this reading She did not make very rapid progress with Turkey in Asia and its latitudes and longitudes.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

not any; not one

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

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From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

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

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

by chance

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading She did not make very rapid progress with Turkey in Asia and its latitudes and longitudes.

the act of punishing

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading She did not make very rapid progress with Turkey in Asia and its latitudes and longitudes.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

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

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

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

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading "St. Patrick was a gentleman And come of decent people, He built a church in Dublin town And on it put a steeple".

create by training and teaching

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

a source of difficulty

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

From this reading She did not make very rapid progress with Turkey in Asia and its latitudes and longitudes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

inflected form of “undergo” — pass through

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

precisely as stated

From this reading Miss Euphemia might not have approved very highly of the song if she had heard it, but it is to be feared that Norah did not trouble herself very much about that.

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

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

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

at the time that

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading She was quite cheerful as she watched the long train of girls file out two and two through the hall, Fräulein Glock and Miss Euphemia bringing up the rear, and when they were gone she shut herself up in the empty school-room, and whilst she got out pen and copy-paper she hummed gaily:

in the company of; together with

From this reading NORAH'S FREAK Perhaps no little girl ever underwent punishment with so light a heart as Norah did that afternoon.