Chapter XII

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

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

later than; following

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

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

From this reading “I ought to be packing our things,” said Aunt Miranda, when Mother Blossom told her.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading That is, for running away without being found out.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

an informal term for a British policeman

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

without deviation

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

being one more than ten

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

set up or found

From this reading That is, for running away without being found out.

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

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

the act of departing

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading “I ought to be packing our things,” said Aunt Miranda, when Mother Blossom told her.

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

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

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

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

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

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

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

From this reading That is, for running away without being found out.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

according to the clock

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “I ought to be packing our things,” said Aunt Miranda, when Mother Blossom told her.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “I ought to be packing our things,” said Aunt Miranda, when Mother Blossom told her.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading That is, for running away without being found out.

above and across; more than

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

any material used especially to protect something

From this reading “I ought to be packing our things,” said Aunt Miranda, when Mother Blossom told her.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading RUNNING AWAY As it happened, Bobby could not have chosen a better night for running away.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I ought to be packing our things,” said Aunt Miranda, when Mother Blossom told her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

express a supposition

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That is, for running away without being found out.

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading “I ought to be packing our things,” said Aunt Miranda, when Mother Blossom told her.

up to a particular time

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

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

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading “I ought to be packing our things,” said Aunt Miranda, when Mother Blossom told her.

create by training and teaching

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

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

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”

at the time that

From this reading “I ought to be packing our things,” said Aunt Miranda, when Mother Blossom told her.

which person or people

From this reading Father Blossom hurried off to his lodge meeting directly after dinner, and then the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Ward, a neighbor who lived near, asked Mother Blossom and Uncle Dave and Aunt Miranda to come over to her house and spend the evening.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading That is, for running away without being found out.

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

From this reading “But we’re not going till the eleven o’clock train, and I suppose I’ll have time in the morning; I’d like to go, Margaret, and so would Dave.”