Chapter II

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

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

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

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

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

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

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

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

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

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

plural of “avenue” — a line of approach

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

a state at a particular time

From this reading This condition of the mind does not last long, however.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

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

From this reading This condition of the mind does not last long, however.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

coins made of gold

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

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

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

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

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading This condition of the mind does not last long, however.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

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

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

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From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

located inward

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

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

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

immediately past

From this reading This condition of the mind does not last long, however.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

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

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

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 This condition of the mind does not last long, however.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading This condition of the mind does not last long, however.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This condition of the mind does not last long, however.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

and nothing more

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

carry out or perform an action

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

except for; apart from

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

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

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

resided in; having tenants

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

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

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

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

From this reading This condition of the mind does not last long, however.

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

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

plural of “tract” — an extended area of land

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

not yet discovered

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

being or having an unknown or unnamed source

From this reading Instantly, like a telegraphic message, there is delivered at the baby’s brain an idea, unnamed at first but ineffaceable--_color_.

lacking pathways

From this reading A baby’s brain is an almost unexplored, untracked place, empty save for a few instinct paths--certain motor tracts tenanted by inherited memories which lead him to cry, to nurse, and to perform some other reflex movements.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

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

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE STORY WITH A SENSE APPEAL The senses are the only avenues to the brain by means of which the outside world makes its way into a little child’s inner consciousness.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading The baby opens his eyes and sees the sunlight dancing in a yellow patch of gold upon the wall above his bed.