Chapter I · Chapter 1

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

past form of “accentuate” — to stress, single out as important

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

possessing life

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

(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 "All set, honey.

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

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

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

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

having a sunken area

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading How do I look in my monkey suit?"

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

opinion or judgment

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

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

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

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

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading "All set, honey.

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From this reading How do I look in my monkey suit?"

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

From this reading How do I look in my monkey suit?"

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

From this reading How do I look in my monkey suit?"

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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 _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading How do I look in my monkey suit?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading How do I look in my monkey suit?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

with low volume

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "All set, honey.

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

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

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

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

under normal conditions

From this reading His face, usually serious and quietly handsome, had an alive, excited look.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

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

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

at the time that

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading And the faint lines around his dark, deep-set eyes were accentuated when he smiled at his wife.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.

a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

From this reading _She surely got her wish ... but there was some question about getting what she wanted._ Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.