Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

(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 the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

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

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

any thing at all

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

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

From this reading And he determined that these books should be as sweet and clean and honorable as he could make them.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

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

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

have

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading And he determined that these books should be as sweet and clean and honorable as he could make them.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And he determined that these books should be as sweet and clean and honorable as he could make them.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

characterized by great determination

From this reading And he determined that these books should be as sweet and clean and honorable as he could make them.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

at any time

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

opinion or judgment

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

superlative of “friendly” — characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

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

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

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

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

act or move at high speed

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

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

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

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

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading And he determined that these books should be as sweet and clean and honorable as he could make them.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

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

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

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

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

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 the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

engage in

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

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From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

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

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

used to form the superlative

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

no person; not anyone

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

above and across; more than

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

with restored energy

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

express in words

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

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

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

completely neat and clean

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading And he determined that these books should be as sweet and clean and honorable as he could make them.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

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

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And he determined that these books should be as sweet and clean and honorable as he could make them.

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

From this reading And he determined that these books should be as sweet and clean and honorable as he could make them.

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

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading All the stages of her life passed before his eyes--over and over--all day long; and, instead of growing more and more tired, he grew more and more refreshed.

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

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

lacking kindness

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

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

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

precisely as stated

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

at the time that

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

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

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

in the company of; together with

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading He made up his spotless mind to be worthy of her and to make, for her to bear, a name of which nobody should be able to say anything unkind.

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

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

produce a literary work

From this reading And he made up his mind, lying at full length--the livelong day--in the bright, cold air--his mittened hands plunged into deep pockets full of photographs--that, for her sake and to hasten that time when they might always be together, he would learn to write books, taking infinite pains.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading If G. G. had had very little education he had made great friends with some of the friendliest and most valuable books that had ever been written.