Chapter V

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

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

past form of “bawl” — shout loudly and without restraint

From this reading “Lend me your ears!” he bawled.

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

From this reading He wouldn’t be his mother’s son if he didn’t want to borrow something.”

get temporarily

From this reading He wouldn’t be his mother’s son if he didn’t want to borrow something.”

a youthful male person

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

recite in elocution

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

beaten or overcome; not victorious

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

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

From this reading He wouldn’t be his mother’s son if he didn’t want to borrow something.”

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading “Lend me your ears!” he bawled.

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

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

inflected form of “excel” — distinguish oneself

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

shining intensely

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

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

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading “Lend me your ears!” he bawled.

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

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He wouldn’t be his mother’s son if he didn’t want to borrow something.”

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

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

bestow a quality on

From this reading “Lend me your ears!” he bawled.

hear with intention

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading “Lend me your ears!” he bawled.

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

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

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 He wouldn’t be his mother’s son if he didn’t want to borrow something.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

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

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

an educational institution

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He wouldn’t be his mother’s son if he didn’t want to borrow something.”

a male human offspring

From this reading He wouldn’t be his mother’s son if he didn’t want to borrow something.”

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading “Ha,” sneered the mother of the opposition but defeated pupil, “that’s Sarah Jane Doran’s boy.

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

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

in or at that place or location

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading The star pupil arose at the school entertainment to declaim his piece.

United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

close enough to be walked to

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading He wouldn’t be his mother’s son if he didn’t want to borrow something.”

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

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

at the time that

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

during the time that

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

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

From this reading He wouldn’t be his mother’s son if he didn’t want to borrow something.”

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading * * * * * “While walking in one of the business thoroughfares of Pittsburg one year,” says Robert Edeson, “my attention was arrested by a display of shirts in a haberdasher’s window, which for variety of sunset colors far excelled a Turner landscape when the sun is red and low, and there in the window in glaring green type a large sign read, ‘Listen!’”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Lend me your ears!” he bawled.