Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

anew

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

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

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader: "Is my brother come?"

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading And they answered him, "Not yet," and the star was shining.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

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

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

wet with dew

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

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

From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader: "Is my brother come?"

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

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

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

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

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

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

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

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

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

From this reading And they answered him, "Not yet," and the star was shining.

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

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

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

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

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

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

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

From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader: "Is my brother come?"

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader: "Is my brother come?"

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

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Take me!"

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader: "Is my brother come?"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And they answered him, "Not yet," and the star was shining.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

on one occasion

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader: "Is my brother come?"

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading And they answered him, "Not yet," and the star was shining.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Said his sister's angel to the leader: "Is my brother come?"

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading And they answered him, "Not yet," and the star was shining.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading And he stretched out his arms and cried, "O, mother, sister, and brother, I am here!

carry out

From this reading Take me!"

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

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

From this reading And they answered him, "Not yet," and the star was shining.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And they answered him, "Not yet," and the star was shining.

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

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

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

From this reading And they answered him, "Not yet," and the star was shining.

at the time that

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

belonging to which person

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He grew to be a man, whose hair was turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair by the fireside, heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again.

but in spite of that

From this reading And they answered him, "Not yet," and the star was shining.