Chapter XXIII · What the Little Girls Knew

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

(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 “I can’t understand this at all, Dave,” said Roger, while on the way.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “I can’t understand this at all, Dave,” said Roger, while on the way.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

a youthful male person

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading “I can’t understand this at all, Dave,” said Roger, while on the way.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading “It certainly is a mystery, Roger.

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

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading “What would take those girls uptown?

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading “I can’t understand this at all, Dave,” said Roger, while on the way.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading “It certainly is a mystery, Roger.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It certainly is a mystery, Roger.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

for more time

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading “It certainly is a mystery, Roger.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

out of fashion

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I can’t understand this at all, Dave,” said Roger, while on the way.

having a supporting base

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

confined on all sides

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

carry out

From this reading “What would take those girls uptown?

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

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

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

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

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

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

From this reading “I can’t understand this at all, Dave,” said Roger, while on the way.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “What would take those girls uptown?

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

create by training and teaching

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading “I can’t understand this at all, Dave,” said Roger, while on the way.

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

From this reading Dave and Roger talked to the fruit-stand boy a few minutes longer, and then jumped into the automobile and rode up to the Bliss House, an old-fashioned hotel, standing on a corner and surrounded by a number of stately elm trees.

a residential part of town away from the central commercial district

From this reading “What would take those girls uptown?

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “I can’t understand this at all, Dave,” said Roger, while on the way.

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

From this reading They must have known that the train might come along at any minute, and then, if they weren’t on hand to get aboard, they’d be left.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What would take those girls uptown?

during the time that

From this reading “I can’t understand this at all, Dave,” said Roger, while on the way.

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

From this reading “What would take those girls uptown?