Chapter XI

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

From this reading Jack was purchasing a new sweater and Joe was assisting at the task.

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From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

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

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

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

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

-ing form of “assist” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Jack was purchasing a new sweater and Joe was assisting at the task.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Jack was purchasing a new sweater and Joe was assisting at the task.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

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

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

confined by bonds

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

recognizable; marked

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

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From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

set up or found

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

an article of clothing

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

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

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

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

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

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

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

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

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

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

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

address a question to and expect an answer from

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

a small worthless amount

From this reading Jack was purchasing a new sweater and Joe was assisting at the task.

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From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

and nothing more

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

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 Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

for an instant or moment

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

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

From this reading Jack was purchasing a new sweater and Joe was assisting at the task.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

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

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “This one, Jack?”

United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

the act of buying

From this reading Jack was purchasing a new sweater and Joe was assisting at the task.

-ing form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

an educational institution

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

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From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

From this reading Jack was purchasing a new sweater and Joe was assisting at the task.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading Jack was purchasing a new sweater and Joe was assisting at the task.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

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

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “This one, Jack?”

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

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

male cat

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

up to a particular time

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

in essence or effect but not in fact

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

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

From this reading Jack was purchasing a new sweater and Joe was assisting at the task.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

which person or people

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

in the company of; together with

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire:

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

From this reading Joe would have liked just such a garment as Jack was choosing, himself, but the next division of profits was a long way off and until that occurred he was bound to be in straitened circumstances.

possessive form of “wright” — United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

From this reading HANDSOME FRANK The Saturday forenoon following their conversation regarding Frank Foley found Joe and his chum leaning against the counter in Cummings and Wright’s hardware store.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Jack had virtually decided on a handsome brown sweater with a broad band of blue across the chest and Tom Pollock, who had momentarily absented himself to sell a “Junior League” ball to a grammar school youth, returned to inquire: