Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

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

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading BUILDING THE MOLE.

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From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

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From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

the act of consuming food

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

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

From this reading They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.

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

From this reading At last, David spied him sitting there, and said, "There is Caleb, sitting under the great tree."

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

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

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

From this reading At last, David spied him sitting there, and said, "There is Caleb, sitting under the great tree."

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

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

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

From this reading At last, David spied him sitting there, and said, "There is Caleb, sitting under the great tree."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.

immediately past

From this reading At last, David spied him sitting there, and said, "There is Caleb, sitting under the great tree."

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

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading BUILDING THE MOLE.

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

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading At last, David spied him sitting there, and said, "There is Caleb, sitting under the great tree."

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading At last, David spied him sitting there, and said, "There is Caleb, sitting under the great tree."

inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of

From this reading At last, David spied him sitting there, and said, "There is Caleb, sitting under the great tree."

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.

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

From this reading BUILDING THE MOLE.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

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

From this reading They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.

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

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

in the direction of

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading At last, David spied him sitting there, and said, "There is Caleb, sitting under the great tree."

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

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

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels

From this reading They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.

during the time that

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.

which person or people

From this reading Caleb sat a few minutes more at the door, and then he went into the house, and got his little rocking chair, and brought it out under the elm, and sat down there, looking towards the boys, who were at work near the water.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They got the wheelbarrow, and loaded it with stones.

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

From this reading Caleb sat down upon the step of the door, eating a piece of bread, while Dwight and David returned to their work of building the mole.