Chapter V

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

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

(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 “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

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

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

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

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

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

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

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

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

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

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

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

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

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

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

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

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

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

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

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

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

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

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

assume sponsorship of

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

participate in games or sport

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

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

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

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

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

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

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “Indeed,” he added, “they are all of them much too good to be living in that dirty, noisy street.

possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

precisely as stated

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

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

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

at the time that

From this reading THE VISIT “She is such a real little lady,” Rock had told his mother, when speaking of Cassy.

in or at the place that

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?

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

From this reading I wish there was some way to get them away from there, but I think Mrs. Law is very proud and it wouldn’t do to seem to patronize them.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

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

From this reading I wish you’d think about it, and see if you can’t get up some nice plan to put them where they belong.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So Mrs. Dallas had put on her thinking cap, and when little Eleanor Dallas came to spend Easter at her uncle’s house, Mrs. Dallas said to Rock: “How would it do to ask your little friend Cassy Law, to come and play with Eleanor?