Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

later than; following

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

anew

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

(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 "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

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

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

the two together, not just one

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

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

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

someone with a promising future

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

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

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

a feeling of excitement

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

where you live at a particular time

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

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

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

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

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

immediately past

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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 "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

easily agitated

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

a small lake

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

precisely, exactly

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

an educational institution

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading "All right; I'll go," Ruth answered, "but I can't stay long; I must study for at least an hour before dinner."

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

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

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading "I never shall be nervous again about it," she said with enthusiasm as they took a last swing around the pond together.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

up to a particular time

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

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

From this reading Dorothy was a good teacher and in the hour they spent on the pond Ruth gained both skill and confidence.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

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

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

during the time that

From this reading "Well, be at my house by two, and then we shall have the pond almost to ourselves for a while, and we'll be ready to go home by the time the crowd gets there."

in the company of; together with

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading MISS CYNTHIA "Come down to the pond with me this afternoon," said Dorothy as she and Ruth parted on their way home from school a few days after the skating-party, "and we'll go into a quiet comer and practice until you feel sure of yourself."