Chapter VIII

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

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

(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've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

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From this reading "But all's well that ends well, and now that you're here it's all right.

Having no one else present.

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

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

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

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

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

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

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

cause to be bored

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

muscular and heavily built

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But all's well that ends well, and now that you're here it's all right.

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

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "But all's well that ends well, and now that you're here it's all right.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

the act of departing

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

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

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

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

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

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

From this reading "But all's well that ends well, and now that you're here it's all right.

friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

immediately past

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

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

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

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 "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

befitting a mother; warm and nurturing

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

a form of address for a man

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

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

From this reading "But all's well that ends well, and now that you're here it's all right.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

on one occasion

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

above and across; more than

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

precisely, exactly

From this reading "But all's well that ends well, and now that you're here it's all right.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

a male spokesperson

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "But all's well that ends well, and now that you're here it's all right.

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

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

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

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

precisely as stated

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

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

From this reading "We're very sure of that," laughed George, who, as the oldest, was the natural spokesman of the little party.

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

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

(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 "But all's well that ends well, and now that you're here it's all right.

during the time that

From this reading We're going to do our best to give you a good time while you are here."

which person or people

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

belonging to which person

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I've worried a little about you boys making such a long trip all alone," said Mrs. Claxton, a motherly looking woman, who made the boys feel at home at once.

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

From this reading "But all's well that ends well, and now that you're here it's all right.

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

From this reading A NEW WORLD "So you've really got here at last!" exclaimed Mr. Claxton, a big burly man of over fifty whose face bore the marks of kindliness and good nature.