Chapter II

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

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.

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

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

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

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.

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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

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

From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

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From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

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From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

set up or found

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading “Oh, Uncle George!”

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

the act of departing

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

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

From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.

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

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.

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

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

and nothing more

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading The young man laughed.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The young man laughed.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

a form of address for a man

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

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

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, Uncle George!”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

obscene terms for female genitals

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

only a very short time before

From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

cause to go somewhere

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

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

From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.

express a supposition

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

required or under orders

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

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

From this reading The young man laughed.

a special situation

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

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

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

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

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But the way that I found out was that Mr. Drexel just now told me that Doris was going away to boarding-school and he said that he supposed that I was going to send Betty, and I said, ‘Sure thing, if the other girls are going.’”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Betty cried, scarcely able to believe what she had heard.

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

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The young man laughed.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Why, Puss,” he replied, “you don’t suppose that you could keep a secret from your old uncle, do you?