Chapter V

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

anew

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

how long something has existed

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

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

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

causing irritation or annoyance

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading They arrived at the end of the month, and that night I went to dinner to meet them.

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

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading They arrived at the end of the month, and that night I went to dinner to meet them.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading They arrived at the end of the month, and that night I went to dinner to meet them.

divisible by two

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

destroyed or killed

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading As it happened, I was late.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As it happened, I was late.

plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading As it happened, I was late.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

come together

From this reading They arrived at the end of the month, and that night I went to dinner to meet them.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading They arrived at the end of the month, and that night I went to dinner to meet them.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

a daughter of your brother or sister

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

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

From this reading They arrived at the end of the month, and that night I went to dinner to meet them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

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

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

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

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

on one occasion

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

by chance

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

To recall to mind.

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

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

From this reading They arrived at the end of the month, and that night I went to dinner to meet them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

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

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

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

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

precisely as stated

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

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

From this reading As it happened, I was late.

look attentively

From this reading My watch had stopped for half an hour or so in the afternoon, and then gone on again, an annoying and foolish trick it occasionally played me.

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

From this reading They arrived at the end of the month, and that night I went to dinner to meet them.

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

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.

at the time that

From this reading When, some time in July, Mrs. Carroll told me that she had invited her nephew and niece, Gerald and Katherine Dale, to come on a visit to Derryaghy, I became at once very curious to see them.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading I had never even heard of them before, and now I learned such interesting items as that they lived in London, were twins, and about my own age, or perhaps a year older, Mrs. Carroll could not remember.