Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

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

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

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

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

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

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

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From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

opinion or judgment

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading MARTY GETS STARTED.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

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

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

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

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

and nothing more

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I have been trying for half an hour to put Freddie to sleep, and have just got him to lay his head down."

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

informal terms for a mother

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading MARTY GETS STARTED.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

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

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

move hurridly

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

cut with a saw

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

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

From this reading MARTY GETS STARTED.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

hard to endure

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

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

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

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

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

at the time that

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?

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

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Now I will lay my head up," Freddie announced, and sat up with his eyes as wide open as if he never meant to go to sleep in his life.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "O Mamma!" cried Marty, bursting into her mother's room, "may I have--" Then she stopped suddenly, for she saw her mother was sitting in the rocking-chair with Freddie in her arms, evidently trying to put him to sleep.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He looked around when Marty came in so noisily, and Mrs. Ashford said, in a vexed tone, "O Marty! why do you rush in that way?