Chapter VI

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

(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 He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

move towards

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

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

From this reading “Where are you going?

on or to one side

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

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

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

the act of departing

From this reading “Where are you going?

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

an event that happens

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

the act of retaining something

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

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

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

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

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

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 He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

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

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

on one occasion

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

the paved surface of a thoroughfare

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

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

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

express in words

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

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

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

the season of growth

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

not in physical motion

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

carry out

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

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

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

in or at the place that

From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.

during the time that

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

belonging to which person

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.

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

From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Where are you going?