Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

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

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

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

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

next to; at the side of

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was Ginger! but how changed!

a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading It was Ginger! but how changed!

(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

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

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

the act of consuming food

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

the organ of sight

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

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

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

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

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

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

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

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

From this reading It was Ginger! but how changed!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

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

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

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

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

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

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

past form of “knuckle” — press or rub with the knuckles

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

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

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

fasten with a lock

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

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

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

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

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

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

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

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

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

above and across; more than

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

showing signs of wear and tear

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

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

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

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

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

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

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

subject to change or variation

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

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

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

precisely as stated

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

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

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

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

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

in or at the place that

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

during the time that

From this reading POOR GINGER One day, while our cab and many others were waiting outside one of the parks where music was playing, a shabby old cab drove up beside ours.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading I had been eating some hay, and the wind rolled a little lock of it that way, and the poor creature put out her long thin neck and picked it up, and then turned round and looked about for more.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

used until no longer useful

From this reading The horse was an old worn-out chestnut, with an ill-kept coat, and bones that showed plainly through it, the knees knuckled over, and the fore-legs were very unsteady.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There was a hopeless look in the dull eye that I could not help noticing, and then, as I was thinking where I had seen that horse before, she looked full at me and said, "Black Beauty, is that you?"