Chapter X · Chapter 10

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From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

(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 Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading Rab I saw almost every week, on the Wednesday and we had much pleasant intimacy.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

a youthful male person

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

placed in a grave

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Rab I saw almost every week, on the Wednesday and we had much pleasant intimacy.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

set up or found

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

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

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

close or warm friendship

From this reading Rab I saw almost every week, on the Wednesday and we had much pleasant intimacy.

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

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

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 * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

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

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

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

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

relating to the study or practice of medicine

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

not any; not one

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

occurring from time to time

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Rab I saw almost every week, on the Wednesday and we had much pleasant intimacy.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Rab I saw almost every week, on the Wednesday and we had much pleasant intimacy.

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From this reading Rab I saw almost every week, on the Wednesday and we had much pleasant intimacy.

cut with a saw

From this reading Rab I saw almost every week, on the Wednesday and we had much pleasant intimacy.

a harsh noise made by scraping

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

be standing; be upright

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

successive (without a break)

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

plural of “trojan” — a native of ancient Troy

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head, and an occasional bone.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading Rab I saw almost every week, on the Wednesday and we had much pleasant intimacy.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Rab I saw almost every week, on the Wednesday and we had much pleasant intimacy.

at the time that

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bob and I buried the Game Chicken that night (we had not much of a tea) in the back-green of his house in Melville Street, No. 17, with considerable gravity and silence; and being at the time in the Iliad, and, like all boys, Trojans, we called him Hector of course.

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

From this reading When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that butt of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to one side.

a late time of life

From this reading * * * * * Six years have passed--a long time for a boy and a dog: Bob Ainslie is off to the wars; I am a medical student and clerk at Minto House Hospital.