Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

(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 You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

away from the right path or direction

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

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

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

next to; at the side of

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

a youthful male person

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

terminate

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

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From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

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From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There is hope for you if you return.

destroyed or killed

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

an established custom

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

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

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading There is hope for you if you return.

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From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading There is hope for you if you return.

in a beseeching manner

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

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

From this reading There is hope for you if you return.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading There is hope for you if you return.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

express in words

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading "Oh, my boy, my boy!" cried his mother, bursting into tears; "do not say so.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is hope for you if you return.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

except if; if not

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

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

From this reading "Dearest mother," he said, throwing himself down beside her, clasping her knees, and looking up imploringly into her face, "I'm a miserable creature, on the road to ruin, body and soul, unless something comes to stop me."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Surely the evil habit cannot be already so strong upon you that you cannot summon strength and resolution to break through it."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You have gone astray; but so have we all, one way or other.