Chapter X

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

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

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

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

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

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

on or to one side

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

surprising greatly

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

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

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

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From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

a rude or vulgar fool

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

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

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

divisible by two

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

plural of “feat” — a notable achievement

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

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

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

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

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

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

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

adult female chicken

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

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

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

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

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

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

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

and nothing more

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

immediately past

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

engage in

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

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

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

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

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

as might be expected

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

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

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

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

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

plural of “performer” — an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

precisely, exactly

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

cut with a saw

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

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

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

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

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

hard to endure

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading At last one of them, more composed than the others, made him understand that something very unusual had happened and that they did not dare go back into the ring.

precisely as stated

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

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

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

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

From this reading So the frantic manager pulled aside the tent flap just in time to be greeted by the shouts and cheers that the great audience gave to Billy Whiskers and the monkeys when they saw the astonishing feats they were performing, as though they were all trained to the business.

at the time that

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading BILLY WHISKERS JOINS THE CIRCUS When the show manager saw all the performers and even the clown come running out of the ring right in the midst of their fourth act, he was naturally very greatly surprised and excited.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading He thought that they had all gone crazy and flew around like a hen with her head off trying to make them return and go on with their work.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “Look and see for yourself if you can’t believe me,” he finally said.