Chapter IV

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

later than; following

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

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

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

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

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

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

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading “Your aunt’s exactly right!” she had declared.

a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

a situation in which people or things are crowded together

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

recognizable; marked

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading “Your aunt’s exactly right!” she had declared.

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

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading “Your aunt’s exactly right!” she had declared.

in an intimately familiar manner

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

destroyed or killed

From this reading “She’s gone straight to the weak points of Sigma Pi.

in a good-natured manner

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

a half of an hour

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

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

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

large or big relative to something else

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

occurring by chance

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

the middle of the day

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...

From this reading “She’s gone straight to the weak points of Sigma Pi.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading “She’s gone straight to the weak points of Sigma Pi.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

a result

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

precisely, exactly

From this reading “Your aunt’s exactly right!” she had declared.

plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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

From this reading “Your aunt’s exactly right!” she had declared.

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

From this reading “She’s gone straight to the weak points of Sigma Pi.

the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet

From this reading “She’s gone straight to the weak points of Sigma Pi.

unsupported by other people

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

successive (without a break)

From this reading “She’s gone straight to the weak points of Sigma Pi.

type genus of the Sulidae

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

carry out

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

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

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

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

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

wanting in physical strength

From this reading “She’s gone straight to the weak points of Sigma Pi.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Jacquette had decided that day, after a few weeks of single-handed effort, to take Louise into her confidence about the bargain with Aunt Sula, and Louise’s hearty response had been an immense relief.

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

From this reading BOBS It was the noon half-hour at Marston High, and boys and girls were crowding into the little bakery familiarly known among them as the “eat-house.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Louise Markham and Jacquette had been lucky enough to get a seat at one of the three oilcloth-covered tables, but by far the larger number, with their sandwiches in their hands, were good-naturedly jostling for standing-room.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Your aunt’s exactly right!” she had declared.