Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading If you had gone into the little shop the next day, you would have seen a very pretty picture.

on the subject of; concerning

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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

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

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

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From this reading “Oh, Granny, do you think _anybody’s_ going to buy _anything_ to-day?”

any thing at all

From this reading “Oh, Granny, do you think _anybody’s_ going to buy _anything_ to-day?”

a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing

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

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

From this reading “Now joost you be patient, my lamb, sure somebody’ll be here soon.”

at or toward the back of something

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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

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From this reading First of all, I think you would have noticed the little girl who sat behind the counter—a little girl in a simple blue-serge dress and a fresh white “tire”—a little girl with shining excited eyes and masses of pale-gold hair, clinging in tendrilly rings about a thin, heart-shaped face—a little girl who kept saying as she turned round and round in her swivel-chair:

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading “Oh, Granny, do you think _anybody’s_ going to buy _anything_ to-day?”

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

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bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

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-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

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the act of drawing spatially closer to something

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table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Oh, Granny, do you think _anybody’s_ going to buy _anything_ to-day?”

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

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put on clothes

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the act of enclosing something inside something else

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(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

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opinion or judgment

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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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enclose in or as if in a frame

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recently made, produced, or harvested

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a young female

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the act of departing

From this reading “Oh, Granny, do you think _anybody’s_ going to buy _anything_ to-day?”

destroyed or killed

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a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

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the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “Oh, Granny, do you think _anybody’s_ going to buy _anything_ to-day?”

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

From this reading If you had gone into the little shop the next day, you would have seen a very pretty picture.

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

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If you had gone into the little shop the next day, you would have seen a very pretty picture.

(of a leaf) shaped like a heart

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

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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Now joost you be patient, my lamb, sure somebody’ll be here soon.”

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

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on condition that; in the event that

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

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moving to the inside of something

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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From this reading “Now joost you be patient, my lamb, sure somebody’ll be here soon.”

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

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young sheep

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

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a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

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the common people generally

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belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Now joost you be patient, my lamb, sure somebody’ll be here soon.”

immediately following in time or order

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being perceived or observed

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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

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usually large hard-shelled seed

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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a person who requires medical care

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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading If you had gone into the little shop the next day, you would have seen a very pretty picture.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading If you had gone into the little shop the next day, you would have seen a very pretty picture.

thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)

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gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

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a charge of ammunition for a single shot

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

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a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

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inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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

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marked by exceptional merit

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do one's shopping

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a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

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having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

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for that reason; with the result that

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From this reading “Now joost you be patient, my lamb, sure somebody’ll be here soon.”

in the near future

From this reading “Now joost you be patient, my lamb, sure somebody’ll be here soon.”

affording physical relief

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past form of “starch” — stiffen with starch

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in a stiff manner

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having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading “Now joost you be patient, my lamb, sure somebody’ll be here soon.”

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

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Having little thickness or extent.

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judge or regard; look upon; judge

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lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

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

From this reading “Oh, Granny, do you think _anybody’s_ going to buy _anything_ to-day?”

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From this reading “Oh, Granny, do you think _anybody’s_ going to buy _anything_ to-day?”

having come into contact

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moved around an axis or center

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a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

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precisely as stated

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at the time that

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a Caucasian

From this reading First of all, I think you would have noticed the little girl who sat behind the counter—a little girl in a simple blue-serge dress and a fresh white “tire”—a little girl with shining excited eyes and masses of pale-gold hair, clinging in tendrilly rings about a thin, heart-shaped face—a little girl who kept saying as she turned round and round in her swivel-chair:

which person or people

From this reading First of all, I think you would have noticed the little girl who sat behind the counter—a little girl in a simple blue-serge dress and a fresh white “tire”—a little girl with shining excited eyes and masses of pale-gold hair, clinging in tendrilly rings about a thin, heart-shaped face—a little girl who kept saying as she turned round and round in her swivel-chair:

in the company of; together with

From this reading First of all, I think you would have noticed the little girl who sat behind the counter—a little girl in a simple blue-serge dress and a fresh white “tire”—a little girl with shining excited eyes and masses of pale-gold hair, clinging in tendrilly rings about a thin, heart-shaped face—a little girl who kept saying as she turned round and round in her swivel-chair:

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Next I think you would have noticed an old woman who kept coming to the living-room door—an old woman in a black gown and a white apron so stiffly starched that it rattled when it touched anything—an old woman with twinkling blue eyes and hair, enclosing, as in a silver frame, a little carved nut of a face—an old woman who kept soothing the little girl with a cheery:

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

From this reading If you had gone into the little shop the next day, you would have seen a very pretty picture.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you had gone into the little shop the next day, you would have seen a very pretty picture.