Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

later than; following

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

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

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

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

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

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

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

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

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading ----Fie, Clarence, where is your split sixpence, and your blue ribbon!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading ----Fie, Clarence, where is your split sixpence, and your blue ribbon!

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

in a dreamy manner

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

the organ of sight

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

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From this reading ----Fie, Clarence, where is your split sixpence, and your blue ribbon!

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

a young female

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

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From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

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

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

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

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

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

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

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From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

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

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

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From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

not divisible by two

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

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

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

above and across; more than

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

look furtively

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

participate in games or sport

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

any long object resembling a thin line

From this reading ----Fie, Clarence, where is your split sixpence, and your blue ribbon!

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

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970

From this reading ----Fie, Clarence, where is your split sixpence, and your blue ribbon!

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

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

separate into parts or portions

From this reading ----Fie, Clarence, where is your split sixpence, and your blue ribbon!

be standing; be upright

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

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

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

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

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

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

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

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

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She has any quantity of toys, that she lets you play with as if they were your own.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

in or at the place that

From this reading ----Fie, Clarence, where is your split sixpence, and your blue ribbon!

which person or people

From this reading And she has an odd old uncle, who sometimes makes you stand up together, and then marries you after his fashion,--much to the amusement of a grown-up house-maid, whenever she gets a peep at the performance.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

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From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Beside Nat there is a girl lives over the opposite side of the way, named Jenny,--with an eye as black as a coal, and a half a year older than you, but about your height,--whom you fancy amazingly.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading And it makes you somewhat proud to hear her called your wife; and you wonder to yourself, dreamily, if it won't be true some day or other.