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 We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

later than; following

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

a town in Louisiana on the Red River

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

passing reference or indirect mention

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

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

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

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

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

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

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

plural of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

divisible by two

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

every person

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.

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

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

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

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

half of the terrestrial globe

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

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

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

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

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

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

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

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

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

inflected form of “jog” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

go away from a place

From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.

bestow a quality on

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

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

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

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 As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

engage in

From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

not any; not one

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

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

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.

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

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

plural of “pyramid” — a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex

From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

To recall to mind.

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

transport commercially

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

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

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

a person, without saying who

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

in the near future

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

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

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

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

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

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

From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We had leave to make a party and go up to Cairo and the Pyramids.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

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

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.

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

From this reading As he was almost never permitted to go on shore, even though the vessel lay in port for months, his time at the best hung heavy; and everybody was permitted to lend him books, if they were not published in America and made no allusion to it.

at the time that

From this reading These were common enough in the old days, when people in the other hemisphere talked of the United States as little as we do of Paraguay.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I remember, soon after I joined the navy, I was on shore with some of the older officers from our ship and from the _Brandywine_, which we had met at Alexandria.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading As we jogged along (you went on donkeys then), some of the gentlemen (we boys called them "Dons," but the phrase was long since changed) fell to talking about Nolan, and someone told the system which was adopted from the first about his books and other reading.