Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

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

From this reading "Oh the snow, the beautiful snow Filling the sky and the earth below.'

weapons considered collectively

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

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

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading "Oh the snow, the beautiful snow Filling the sky and the earth below.'

at or toward the back of something

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading "Oh the snow, the beautiful snow Filling the sky and the earth below.'

(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading "Oh the snow, the beautiful snow Filling the sky and the earth below.'

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

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

any material that fills a space or container

From this reading "Oh the snow, the beautiful snow Filling the sky and the earth below.'

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading "Guy!

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

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

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

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

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

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

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

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

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

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

and nothing more

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

darkened by clouds

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

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

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

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

From this reading "Oh the snow, the beautiful snow Filling the sky and the earth below.'

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

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

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading "Oh the snow, the beautiful snow Filling the sky and the earth below.'

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading "Oh the snow, the beautiful snow Filling the sky and the earth below.'

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

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

dependable

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

a fabric used for suits

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

carry out

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

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

From this reading "Oh the snow, the beautiful snow Filling the sky and the earth below.'

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

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

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

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

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

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

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

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

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

hope for; have a wish

From this reading "It will be a stormy night I think," Honor says, shrugging her pretty shoulders behind the window-blind she is just lowering, "I wish I had the stout brawny arms of a man to-night...."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I have told you in plain English that I will not allow you to take such freedom with me.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Around your waist?" says a voice from behind her, and, suiting the action to the word, some one encircles her slender waist with "stout brawny arms."