Chapter IV

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Miss Loraine, however, was not at the seminary at present.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading This information was given to Hester while she was being conducted to her room.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading This information was given to Hester while she was being conducted to her room.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading This information was given to Hester while she was being conducted to her room.

destroyed or killed

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

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

From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

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From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Miss Loraine, however, was not at the seminary at present.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

a message received and understood

From this reading This information was given to Hester while she was being conducted to her room.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading The seminary and living-rooms were under one roof.

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

From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Miss Loraine, however, was not at the seminary at present.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The seminary and living-rooms were under one roof.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Miss Loraine, however, was not at the seminary at present.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading The seminary and living-rooms were under one roof.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

an associate who shares a room with you

From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

a private place of education for the young

From this reading Miss Loraine, however, was not at the seminary at present.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

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

From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading This information was given to Hester while she was being conducted to her room.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The seminary and living-rooms were under one roof.

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

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading Miss Loraine, however, was not at the seminary at present.

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

From this reading The seminary and living-rooms were under one roof.

during the time that

From this reading This information was given to Hester while she was being conducted to her room.

which person or people

From this reading She had come the previous day and attended to business matters, put her room in order and had then gone out to the home of her aunt who lived at a country place called Valehurst.

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

From this reading Miss Loraine, so the hall-teacher informed Hester, would be her roommate.