Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

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

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

a feeling of craving something

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

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

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

close interaction

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

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

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading THE FULL-BLOODED COW.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

let fall to the ground

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

take in solid food

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

of unmixed ancestry

From this reading THE FULL-BLOODED COW.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

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

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

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

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

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

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

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

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

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

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

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 He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

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

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

engage in

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

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From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

bite off very small pieces

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

according to the clock

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

and nothing more

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

be seated

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

carry out

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

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

From this reading THE FULL-BLOODED COW.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

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

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

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 He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

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

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In the first place, he always had a good appetite, and it did not make much difference what we had to eat.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

during the time that

From this reading Perpetual contact with fresh air and the fields and the mountains gave him a healthy body, while the religion that he learned in the little church down by the mill-dam kept him in healthy spirits.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We never had any one drop in about six o'clock p.m. whom we were more glad to see than Fielding, the Orange County farmer.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.

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

From this reading He would not nibble about the end of a piece of bread, undecided as to whether he had better take it, nor sit sipping his tea as though the doctor had ordered him to take only ten drops at a time, mixed with a little sugar and hot water.