Chapter XI

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

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

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

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

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

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Returning to the Hall some time before supper, Dave went up to his dormitory.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

a cruel and brutal fellow

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

gotten under control

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

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From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

From this reading Returning to the Hall some time before supper, Dave went up to his dormitory.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

a boy or man

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

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From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

befitting or characteristic of a young girl

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

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

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

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

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

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

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

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

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

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

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

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From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

the literary culture

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

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

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

the action of people mingling and coming into contact

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

not any; not one

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

a message that seems to convey no meaning

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

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

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

and nothing more

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

any competition

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading Returning to the Hall some time before supper, Dave went up to his dormitory.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

the sport of gliding on skates

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

covered with snow

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Returning to the Hall some time before supper, Dave went up to his dormitory.

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading Returning to the Hall some time before supper, Dave went up to his dormitory.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

carry out

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

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

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

in or at that place or location

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

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

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Returning to the Hall some time before supper, Dave went up to his dormitory.

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

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

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

From this reading Returning to the Hall some time before supper, Dave went up to his dormitory.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

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

From this reading AT THE OLD GRANARY There was to be a skating race that afternoon and Dave had thought to take part.

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

From this reading Returning to the Hall some time before supper, Dave went up to his dormitory.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But now he was in no humor for mingling with his fellow-students and so took a long walk, along the snow-covered road beyond Oak Hall.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading At first his mind was entirely on Link Merwell, and on his sister Laura and the letters she had written to the bully.

but in spite of that

From this reading To be sure, Laura had told him that the letters contained only a lot of girlish nonsense, yet he was more than sorry Merwell held them and he would have given much to have gotten them away from the fellow he despised.