Chapter XVI

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

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

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

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

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

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

From this reading Laughing at me, are you?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Laughing at me, are you?

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

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From this reading “You can’t get into that.

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

an article of clothing

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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “You can’t get into that.

past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously

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

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

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

an expression of greeting

From this reading “Hello, you!

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

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

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

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From this reading I’d like to know why?”

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

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moving to the inside of something

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a small worthless amount

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a short coat

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tell false information to for fun

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

From this reading I’d like to know why?”

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading Laughing at me, are you?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I’d like to know why?”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Laughing at me, are you?

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

the time period between dawn and noon

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immediately following in time or order

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

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covered with growing plants

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have ownership or possession of

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put into a certain place or abstract location

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

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cut with a saw

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(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

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plural of “size” — the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

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inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

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

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for that reason; with the result that

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to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

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having a supporting base

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

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

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

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

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

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

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hard to endure

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

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

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at the time that

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in or at the place that

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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading I’d like to know why?”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Hello, you!

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading THE NEXT MORNING When Carlos awoke he saw Jack standing in the middle of the small room where they had slept, trying to put on his own kid jacket and this absurd attempt of an overgrown youth to squeeze himself into a garment several sizes too small was so absurd that the watcher giggled.