Chapter XVI

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

From this reading A MOTHER AND CHILD.

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

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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

From this reading A MOTHER AND CHILD.

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

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading He had built this cabin, and brought his young wife and his baby son to live there, that he might spend every night with them.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

a young person of either sex

From this reading A MOTHER AND CHILD.

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

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

demanding attention

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

apart from; not including

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

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

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

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

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

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

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

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

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He had built this cabin, and brought his young wife and his baby son to live there, that he might spend every night with them.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

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

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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

From this reading A MOTHER AND CHILD.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

not any; not one

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

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From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

and nothing more

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

express in words

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

a male human offspring

From this reading He had built this cabin, and brought his young wife and his baby son to live there, that he might spend every night with them.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading He had built this cabin, and brought his young wife and his baby son to live there, that he might spend every night with them.

a boat propelled by a steam engine

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

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

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He had built this cabin, and brought his young wife and his baby son to live there, that he might spend every night with them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

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

From this reading He had built this cabin, and brought his young wife and his baby son to live there, that he might spend every night with them.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

up to a particular time

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

a person who changes location

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

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

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

precisely as stated

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

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

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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

From this reading The little cabin, for it was nothing more, in which Mrs. O'Donnel lived, had been put up only a few months.

which person or people

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He had built this cabin, and brought his young wife and his baby son to live there, that he might spend every night with them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She was a very young mother; and there she lived, you might almost say, with no one but her baby--for Pat O'Donnel, her husband, was one of the hands on board a steamboat which went from our village to H---- every morning and returned in the evening, and though he was always at home at night, he was away every day except Sunday, from day-dawn till dark.

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

From this reading It was built in a little wood which skirted the road between my house and the village, and stood so near the road that the traveller, as he passed along, could hear the baby who lived there, crying, or the song with which his young mother was hushing him to sleep.