Chapter XV

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

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

(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 "I forgot all about it, son.

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

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading "I forgot all about it, son.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

the act of departing

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You won't have to now.

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

the aggregate of past events

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

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

From this reading "I forgot all about it, son.

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I forgot all about it, son.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Shall I tell you now?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

To recall to mind.

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Shall I tell you now?"

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

a male human offspring

From this reading "I forgot all about it, son.

express in words

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

a special situation

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

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

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

at the time that

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading There's going to be a pageant of the history of Chautauqua Lake and we'll learn the whole thing from that.

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

From this reading "You won't have to now.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE PAGEANT "GRANDFATHER," cried Roger as he sat down to dinner one day, "do you remember that when we were in the trolley coming here from Westfield you promised that some time you would tell us about Celoron?"