Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

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

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

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

From this reading "We must be the first people to discover it."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Their first duty had been to clean out the cave.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

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

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading Their first duty had been to clean out the cave.

a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading "We must be the first people to discover it."

a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Their first duty had been to clean out the cave.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

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From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

at any time

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

every person

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

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From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

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

From this reading Their first duty had been to clean out the cave.

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

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

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

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

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

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

engage in

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "We must be the first people to discover it."

not any; not one

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Their first duty had been to clean out the cave.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "We must be the first people to discover it."

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

make believe with the intent to deceive

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

established beyond doubt

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

on the contrary

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

protected from danger or bad weather

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

carry out

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

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

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

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

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

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

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

past form of “tower” — appear very large or occupy a commanding position

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

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

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

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

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

at the time that

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

which person or people

From this reading "We can pretend that no one ever has lived here since the days when everybody lived in caves," said Ethel Blue, who was always pretending something unusual.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading CAVE LIFE The dogwood was in blossom when the girls first established themselves in the cave in the Fitz-James woods.

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

From this reading Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Smith thought it was rather too cool, but the girls invited them to come and have afternoon cocoa with them and proved to their satisfaction that the rocks were so sheltered by their position and by the trees that towered above them that it would take a sturdy wind to make them really uncomfortable.