Chapter II

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

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

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

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The little girl had been for some years a cripple with spinal trouble, and the boy the worker and care-taker.

a youthful male person

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

in a busy manner

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

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

From this reading The little girl had been for some years a cripple with spinal trouble, and the boy the worker and care-taker.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

strips of potato fried in deep fat

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

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

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

From this reading The little girl had been for some years a cripple with spinal trouble, and the boy the worker and care-taker.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

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

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

a social unit living together

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

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

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The little girl had been for some years a cripple with spinal trouble, and the boy the worker and care-taker.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

a young female

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

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

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

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

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

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

From this reading "Yes, Jessie.

and nothing more

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

immediately past

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

the act of departing

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

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

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

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

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

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

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

and nothing more

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

existing in great number or quantity

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

in a skimpy manner

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

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

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

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

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord

From this reading The little girl had been for some years a cripple with spinal trouble, and the boy the worker and care-taker.

plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

confined on all sides

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

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

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

a source of difficulty

From this reading The little girl had been for some years a cripple with spinal trouble, and the boy the worker and care-taker.

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

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

precisely as stated

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

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

From this reading The speaker was a boy about fourteen, sitting in a scantily furnished room, busily cutting sticks by the light of a small lamp, and surrounded by a plentiful supply of chips.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

which person or people

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The little girl had been for some years a cripple with spinal trouble, and the boy the worker and care-taker.

a person who works at a specific occupation

From this reading The little girl had been for some years a cripple with spinal trouble, and the boy the worker and care-taker.

a late time of life

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes, Jessie.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Very pale looked the little face, and sad the voice sounded that called just then, "Andrew, can you come here a minute?"

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading On a bed in one corner was a little girl some four years younger, the last of a family who had moved out West, father, mother, and some older children having died, leaving only these two.