Chapter IX

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

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

(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 His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

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

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

expected hopefully

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

not fitting closely; hanging loosely

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

in a beautiful manner

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

a youthful male person

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

clothing in general

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

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From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

plural of “collar” — a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

-ing form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

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From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

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

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

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

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

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

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

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

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

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

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

in a humble manner

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

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From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

a large bottle with a narrow mouth

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

in a nice way

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

not any; not one

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

and nothing more

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

precisely, exactly

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

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

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

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

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

reflecting light

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

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From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

a male human offspring

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

past form of “starch” — stiffen with starch

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

not in physical motion

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

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From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading His starched collars were all right of course, beautifully white and shiny, she got them up herself, and they set his neck off nicely.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

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

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

in a thoughtful manner

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

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

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

precisely as stated

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

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

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “That’s no good, it’s not the way,” declared her son thoughtfully; Mrs. Flynn therefore sat humbly confronting him and awaited the result of his cogitations.

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

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

a Caucasian

From this reading But still he was thin and not tall, his dark hair was scattered; his white face was a nice face, thought Mrs. Flynn, very nice, only there was always something strange about his clothes.

belonging to which person

From this reading She couldn’t help that now, but he had such queer fancies, there was no other boy in the street whose trousers were so baggy or of such a colour.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Johnny was not a very robust youth, but he was growing fast now, since he had taken up with running; he was very fleet, so Mrs. Flynn understood, and had already won a silver-plated hot water jug, which they used for the milk.