Chapter I · Two Amateur Photographers

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

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

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

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

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

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

make by braiding or interlacing

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

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From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.

in a critical manner

From this reading Cricket squinted down critically.

superlative of “cute” — attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading Isn’t it the _cutest_ thing?”

absence of light or illumination

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

plural of “doorstep” — the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

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

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

a young female

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

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

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

an opening into or through something

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.

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

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

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

From this reading Isn’t it the _cutest_ thing?”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Isn’t it the _cutest_ thing?”

a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

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

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

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 “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

above and across; more than

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

a small book usually having a paper cover

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

move with force

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.

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

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

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

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

make square

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

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

From this reading Cricket squinted down critically.

make steady

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

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

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

a special situation

From this reading Isn’t it the _cutest_ thing?”

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

From this reading Two eager heads bent over a small, square, black object that stood on the stone post at the foot of the doorsteps.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “‘Hold the camera steady and push the lever,’” read the brown-eyed girl with the long, dark braid, from the little pamphlet she held in her hand.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Look down in the little round hole, Cricket; you can see the picture perfectly.