Chapter II

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

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

later than; following

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

(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 Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

any person at all

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

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

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

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

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

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

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

causing inconvenience

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

have

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

a soft partly suppressed laugh

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

confined on all sides

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

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From this reading "Say, you wet little goldfishes!

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

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

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From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

lacking in physical beauty or proportion

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

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

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

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

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

and nothing more

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

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

From this reading "Say, you wet little goldfishes!

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

not divisible by two

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

participate in games or sport

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

an instance of questioning

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

To recall to mind.

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

express in words

From this reading "Say, you wet little goldfishes!

plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

in a shy or timid or bashful manner

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

not in physical motion

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

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

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

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

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

up to a particular time

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

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

From this reading Tayna sighed and reached up a round, plump arm till it encircled Hampstead’s neck, as she asked, still more shyly:

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading "Say, you wet little goldfishes!

at the time that

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

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

From this reading A flush and a chuckle marked John’s reception of this query, after which he observed hastily and a bit apprehensively:

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

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

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And when you are President, every one will know just how good and great you are, and they won’t call you awkward nor—nor homely any more, will they?"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Remember that you are never, never, now or any time, howsoever odd I bear myself, to breathe a word to anybody, not to a single soul, not to your mamma or your papa or your Sunday-school teacher or anybody, of all these nice little play secrets which we have between ourselves."