Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

later than; following

From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

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

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

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From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

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From this reading Behind the house where Caleb's grandmother lived, there was a lane which led to the pasture.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading THE CART RIDE.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

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

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

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

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

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

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

destroyed or killed

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading Behind the house where Caleb's grandmother lived, there was a lane which led to the pasture.

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

From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

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

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

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

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

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

From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

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

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

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

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

a narrow way or road

From this reading Behind the house where Caleb's grandmother lived, there was a lane which led to the pasture.

beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Behind the house where Caleb's grandmother lived, there was a lane which led to the pasture.

a unit of instruction

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

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

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Behind the house where Caleb's grandmother lived, there was a lane which led to the pasture.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

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 He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading Behind the house where Caleb's grandmother lived, there was a lane which led to the pasture.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading THE CART RIDE.

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

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

an educational institution

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

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

From this reading THE CART RIDE.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Behind the house where Caleb's grandmother lived, there was a lane which led to the pasture.

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

From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

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

From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

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

From this reading Behind the house where Caleb's grandmother lived, there was a lane which led to the pasture.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

in or at the place that

From this reading Behind the house where Caleb's grandmother lived, there was a lane which led to the pasture.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading A week after this, Caleb had his whip to mend.

beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

From this reading He had broken off the lash, by whipping in sticks and little pieces of drift-wood to the mole.

in the company of; together with

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading David and Dwight worked a little every day upon the mole, and had carried it out pretty far into the stream, and had almost finished the lower branches of the Y. So, one morning, after the boys had gone to school, and Caleb had had his reading lesson, he sat down upon the steps of the door, behind the house, and began to tie on his lash with a piece of twine which Mary Anna had given him.