Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

(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 Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading "You are English," said the stranger, turning shortly upon Ralph Flare.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

an occurrence of something

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

painful from having the skin abraded

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

a state at a particular time

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

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

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading "You are English," said the stranger, turning shortly upon Ralph Flare.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

a shape that spreads outward

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

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

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

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

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

being the only one; single and isolated from others

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

not any; not one

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

past form of “pine” — have a desire for something or someone who is not present

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You are English," said the stranger, turning shortly upon Ralph Flare.

express in words

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

for a short time

From this reading "You are English," said the stranger, turning shortly upon Ralph Flare.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading An oath, if not relief in itself, conduces to that effect, and it happened in this case that a stranger heard it.

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

From this reading TEMPTATION.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading "You are English," said the stranger, turning shortly upon Ralph Flare.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "You are English," said the stranger, turning shortly upon Ralph Flare.

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

in a weary manner

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

in or at the place that

From this reading Four months in England had gone by wearily enough; but in this great city of Paris, where he might as well have had no tongue at all, for the uses he could put it to, he pined and chafed--and finally swore.

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

From this reading To say that Ralph Flare was "lonesome" would convey a feeble idea of his condition.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You are English," said the stranger, turning shortly upon Ralph Flare.