Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

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

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

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

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

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

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Out on the Pacific Slope we were, both physically and spiritually, a world away.

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

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Out on the Pacific Slope we were, both physically and spiritually, a world away.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

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

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

moving toward the east

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

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

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

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

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

destroyed or killed

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

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

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

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

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

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

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

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

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

a small island

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

a point or extent in space

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

one of the five boroughs of New York City

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

completely unclothed

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading Out on the Pacific Slope we were, both physically and spiritually, a world away.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

not having enough money to pay for necessities

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

in accord with physical laws

From this reading Out on the Pacific Slope we were, both physically and spiritually, a world away.

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

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

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

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

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

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading Out on the Pacific Slope we were, both physically and spiritually, a world away.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

in a spiritual manner

From this reading Out on the Pacific Slope we were, both physically and spiritually, a world away.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

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

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

in or at that place or location

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

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

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

in the direction of

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

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

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading True, we have never gone so far as to book our passage; but there is undoubted comfort in the fact that in a week at the outside, we could walk down Piccadilly.

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

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

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

From this reading HIS CHILDREN It was a week later, and we were sitting on the verandah looking out across Essex County towards Manhattan.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading We endeavoured to impress this upon our friends in England, explaining that "we could be home in four or five days easily"; and what were four or five days?

which person or people

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Out on the Pacific Slope we were, both physically and spiritually, a world away.

a late time of life

From this reading To us, who some five years before had been shaken from our homestead in San Francisco and hurried penniless and almost naked across the continent, our location here in the Garden State, looking eastward towards the Western Ocean and our native isle, had always appeared as "almost home."