Chapter XXV

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

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

how long something has existed

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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

From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.

any thing at all

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading This appeared to surprise him.

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

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Why not?" asked Dean, innocently.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

a youthful male person

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

possessive form of “dean” — an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

having made preparations

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

a boy or man

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

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

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

in a not unlawful manner

From this reading "Why not?" asked Dean, innocently.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

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

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Why not?" asked Dean, innocently.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

express in words

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

in the near future

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading This appeared to surprise him.

plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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

From this reading This appeared to surprise him.

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

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

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

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.

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

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

which person or people

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why not?" asked Dean, innocently.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Gunnison had several children, including one boy of about Dean's age, who was disposed at first to regard our hero with distant respect as a professional star, but soon became intimate with him on finding that Dean had the same tastes as himself.

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From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I say," he remarked, "I thought you wouldn't have anything to say to a fellow like me."