Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

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

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

react verbally

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

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

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

plural of “brush” — a dense growth of bushes

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

the act of burning something

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

plural of “canvass” — the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

a small house with a single story

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

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

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading "You ought to be doing more preparation instead of less.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

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

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

an auxiliary activity

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

a university degree with honors

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

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

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading "You ought to be doing more preparation instead of less.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

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

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading "You ought to be doing more preparation instead of less.

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

a particular point in time

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

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

From this reading "You ought to be doing more preparation instead of less.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

not any; not one

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "You ought to be doing more preparation instead of less.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

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

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

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

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading "You ought to be doing more preparation instead of less.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

an educational institution

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

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

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

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

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

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

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

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

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

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

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

having come into contact

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

up to a particular time

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

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

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

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

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

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

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

which person or people

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Lesbia's first instinct was to fling everything to the winds and to devote herself in season and out of season to her absorbing hobby.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A Country Cottage Given a new paint-box, palette, brushes, and canvasses, together with a burning enthusiasm but no time, the answer does not always spell High Art.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

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

From this reading But the examinations were coming on, and Mrs. Patterson, who thought much of school honours, reminded her that Miss Tatham would expect a high percentage of marks, and extracted a promise that the sketching-materials should not be touched until the holidays.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

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

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You're not so well up in your work that you can afford to waste a moment," she warned.