Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

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

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

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

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

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

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

(usually followed by “to”) strongly opposed

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

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

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "You are growing up mightily like your father, and promise to be as big and as strong as we both are.

the two together, not just one

From this reading "You are growing up mightily like your father, and promise to be as big and as strong as we both are.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

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

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

set up or found

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

usually; as a rule

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading "You are growing up mightily like your father, and promise to be as big and as strong as we both are.

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

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

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

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

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

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

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

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

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

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

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

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

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

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

a boy or man

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

immediately past

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "You are growing up mightily like your father, and promise to be as big and as strong as we both are.

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 made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

powerfully or vigorously

From this reading "You are growing up mightily like your father, and promise to be as big and as strong as we both are.

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

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading "You are growing up mightily like your father, and promise to be as big and as strong as we both are.

not often

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

cut with a saw

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

in the near future

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading "You are growing up mightily like your father, and promise to be as big and as strong as we both are.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

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

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

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

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

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

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

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

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "You are growing up mightily like your father, and promise to be as big and as strong as we both are.

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

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

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

From this reading I made sure that you would come; for, although your father was at first averse to my offer, I soon found that your mother was on my side, and I know that, in the long run, my brother generally gives in to her wishes; and I was sure that, as you were a lad of spirit, you would be glad to try a flight from home.

a late time of life

From this reading "'Tis three years since I last saw you, and you have shot up nigh a head, since then.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You are rarely changed, Oswald," his uncle said, as the lad entered his apartment.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I should not have known you, had I met you in the street; but as I was expecting you, it is easy to recall your features.