Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

(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 Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

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

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

any thing at all

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

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

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

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

From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

placed in a grave

From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

with self-possession (especially in times of stress)

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

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

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

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From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading THE FUNERAL.

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From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

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

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

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

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

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

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

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 And so it was--a long sleep.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

engage in

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

slightly wet

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

plural of “mourner” — a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

with low volume

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

open and genuine; not deceitful

From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Poor Mrs Gilman's little James had lingered on beyond all expectation, and finally died, calmly and quietly, as if he had been composing himself for sleep.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

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

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

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

From this reading THE FUNERAL.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

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

From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

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

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

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

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.

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

From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This was the day on which the little one was to be buried, and Harry and Effie were sincere mourners.

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading It was a bright and sunshiny day, and so warm as to make the snow moist and yielding beneath the foot--such a day as children love and choose for their happiest sports; but to at least two children it was anything but a day of pleasure.