Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

(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 "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

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

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

completely unclothed

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

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

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

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

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

clothing in general

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction

From this reading THE DODO DEPARTS.

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

someone whose style is out of fashion

From this reading THE DODO DEPARTS.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

a man of refinement

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

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

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

an event that happens

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

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

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

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

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

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From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

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

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

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

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

in the recent past

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

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

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

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From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

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

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

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From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

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

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

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

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

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

From this reading THE DODO DEPARTS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

in or at that place or location

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

a special situation

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked.

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

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

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

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

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

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

precisely as stated

From this reading Of course," she laughed, glancing at the others, "we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Oh! we never thought of that," cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay.

at the time that

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It seems to me," said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, "it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you."