Chapter IV

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

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

anew

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

(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 He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

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

From this reading WHICH LEAVES SOME AT HOME AND TAKES SOME TO CHURCH.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WHICH LEAVES SOME AT HOME AND TAKES SOME TO CHURCH.

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

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

the lower side of anything

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

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From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading WHICH LEAVES SOME AT HOME AND TAKES SOME TO CHURCH.

clothing in general

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

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

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

greatly pleased

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

give expression to

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

opinion or judgment

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

plural of “four” — the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

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

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

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

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

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

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading WHICH LEAVES SOME AT HOME AND TAKES SOME TO CHURCH.

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

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading WHICH LEAVES SOME AT HOME AND TAKES SOME TO CHURCH.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

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

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

blowing tobacco smoke out into the air

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

the act of applying force in order to move something away

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

on the contrary

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

To recall to mind.

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

move over something with pressure

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

done under pressure

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

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

From this reading WHICH LEAVES SOME AT HOME AND TAKES SOME TO CHURCH.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading WHICH LEAVES SOME AT HOME AND TAKES SOME TO CHURCH.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

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

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

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

From this reading WHICH LEAVES SOME AT HOME AND TAKES SOME TO CHURCH.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

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

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

precisely as stated

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

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

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He sat up on end in bed, but he had to rub his eyes very hard and get the sleep out of them before he could remember exactly what there was to be so very glad about.

at the time that

From this reading When he did remember, he was so much delighted that he was compelled to express his feelings in some rather violent manner.

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

From this reading WHICH LEAVES SOME AT HOME AND TAKES SOME TO CHURCH.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He went on all fours and burrowed very quick, like a rabbit, head first, down under the clothes to the bottom of the bed, and then rushed up again, with very red cheeks, puffing, and pushing his curly hair out of his eyes.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Little Peter woke up very early on Sunday morning, feeling excited and glad.