Chapter VIII

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

From this reading There wasn't a child there.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

causing inconvenience

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

a long seat for more than one person

From this reading One of the teachers sat on a bench reading a paper.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

a young person of either sex

From this reading There wasn't a child there.

free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I went down to the garden.

-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading I went down to the garden.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

a man of refinement

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

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

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

a form of address for a man

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of the teachers sat on a bench reading a paper.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading One of the teachers sat on a bench reading a paper.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading One of the teachers sat on a bench reading a paper.

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

From this reading One of the teachers sat on a bench reading a paper.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

in the near future

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

caught or fixed

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading One of the teachers sat on a bench reading a paper.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There wasn't a child there.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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

From this reading I went down to the garden.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading The heavy meal soon told on the gentleman and his speech lost its clarity and his tongue stuck in his mouth.

precisely as stated

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

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From this reading There wasn't a child there.

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

From this reading I went down to the garden.

during the time that

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

which person or people

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading He was soon dozing in his chair and I was saved from the awkward position by Mrs. Marcel who gave me the freedom of the place, while explaining that Mr. Marcel was working very hard and was always tired at that hour.