Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

later than; following

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

anew

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

(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 This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

Having no one else present.

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

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

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

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

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

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

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

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

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

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From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

pleasantly occupied

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

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

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

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

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

only a very short time before

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

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

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

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

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

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

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

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

From this reading As I overheard the captain say to the children, 'there's no time to lose.'"

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading As I overheard the captain say to the children, 'there's no time to lose.'"

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

not any; not one

From this reading As I overheard the captain say to the children, 'there's no time to lose.'"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

above and across; more than

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

From this reading As I overheard the captain say to the children, 'there's no time to lose.'"

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

giving satisfaction

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

express in words

From this reading As I overheard the captain say to the children, 'there's no time to lose.'"

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

in the near future

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

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

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

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From this reading As I overheard the captain say to the children, 'there's no time to lose.'"

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

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

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

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading As I overheard the captain say to the children, 'there's no time to lose.'"

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

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

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

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

precisely as stated

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

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

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

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From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Grandma Elsie's college boys, Harold and Herbert Travilla, had come home for the holidays, arriving the latter part of the previous week.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

at the time that

From this reading It had hardly reached the gate leading into the high road when Harold turned to his sister with the remark, "Well, Vi, we've had quite a satisfactory talk; and now for action.

during the time that

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading They stood with her at the window watching the carriage as it drove away with the captain and his children.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."

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

From this reading This morning they had come over to Woodburn, very soon after breakfast, "to have a chat with Vi while they could catch her alone," they said, "for with all the company that was to be entertained at Ion they might not have so good a chance again."