Chapter XIX

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

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

Greek geometer (3rd century BC)

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

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From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

the ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

destroyed or killed

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

the act of departing

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

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 That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

the skill of a master

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

not any; not one

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

plural of “pencil” — a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

be shown or be found to be

From this reading Prove it."

past form of “range” — change or be different within limits

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

precisely, exactly

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

forming a right angle or containing one or more right angles

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

make square

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

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From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

in or at that place or location

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

a three-sided polygon

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

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

From this reading Then he was studying for the mastership, and was back at the training college.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading And that forty-seventh problem of the first book of Euclid that he knew so well had gone, as it were, right out of his memory, leaving but a blank.

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

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.

in the company of; together with

From this reading That was not the judge seated on his left, but the vice-principal, and those were not spectators and reporters ranged there, tier above tier, with open books and ready pencils, but fellow-students; and he was down before them, at the great black board, helpless and ashamed, for the judge--no, it was the vice-principal--had called him down from his seat, and said--"In any right-angled triangle the square of the sides subtending the right angle is equal to the square of the sides containing the right angle.