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 By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

in a state of sleep

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

without shoes

From this reading And then he looked down at the little boy's feet and he saw that he was barefooted and his little feet were purple with the cold.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

the lower side of anything

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

a youthful male person

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading And then he looked down at the little boy's feet and he saw that he was barefooted and his little feet were purple with the cold.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

a young person of either sex

From this reading As Jean looked at the feet, and then at the face of the child, and thought of the sweet song in his heart, he said, "Oh!

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

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From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

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

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading And then he looked down at the little boy's feet and he saw that he was barefooted and his little feet were purple with the cold.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

for a limitless time

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

the act of departing

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

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

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

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

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

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

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

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

From this reading As Jean looked at the feet, and then at the face of the child, and thought of the sweet song in his heart, he said, "Oh!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

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

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

the force of workers available

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As Jean looked at the feet, and then at the face of the child, and thought of the sweet song in his heart, he said, "Oh!

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading As Jean looked at the feet, and then at the face of the child, and thought of the sweet song in his heart, he said, "Oh!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

a purple color or pigment

From this reading And then he looked down at the little boy's feet and he saw that he was barefooted and his little feet were purple with the cold.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading As Jean looked at the feet, and then at the face of the child, and thought of the sweet song in his heart, he said, "Oh!

cut with a saw

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

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

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

the state of being asleep

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

with low volume

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

a short musical composition with words

From this reading As Jean looked at the feet, and then at the face of the child, and thought of the sweet song in his heart, he said, "Oh!

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

not in physical motion

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

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

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading As Jean looked at the feet, and then at the face of the child, and thought of the sweet song in his heart, he said, "Oh!

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And then he looked down at the little boy's feet and he saw that he was barefooted and his little feet were purple with the cold.

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then he looked down at the little boy's feet and he saw that he was barefooted and his little feet were purple with the cold.

in or at that place or location

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading As Jean looked at the feet, and then at the face of the child, and thought of the sweet song in his heart, he said, "Oh!

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

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

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

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

From this reading As Jean went home the snow began to fall and the big flakes lodged on his shoulders and cap and hands, but he didn't mind the cold for his heart was so warm.

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

From this reading And then he looked down at the little boy's feet and he saw that he was barefooted and his little feet were purple with the cold.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Somehow as Jean looked at the sleeping face, his own heart grew still and quiet and warm, and he felt like he could look at it forever, and suddenly he caught himself singing softly under his breath, "Peace on earth, good will to men."

in the company of; together with

From this reading By and by as he ran down the street he passed a tall house with the steps going up from the street, and there sitting on the bottom step he saw a little boy with soft curling hair and a beautiful face, leaning his head against the stone house, fast asleep.