Chapter IX

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

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

(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 In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

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

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

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

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

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

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I suppose I ought to have been contented, but the work seemed stupid to me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I suppose I ought to have been contented, but the work seemed stupid to me.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

in a stingy manner

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

From this reading I tired of the everlasting talk of chorus girls.

clothing in general

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

From this reading I suppose I ought to have been contented, but the work seemed stupid to me.

the state of owing something (especially money)

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

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From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading I tired of the everlasting talk of chorus girls.

plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941)

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading I tired of the everlasting talk of chorus girls.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I suppose I ought to have been contented, but the work seemed stupid to me.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

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

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

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

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

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From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

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

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

the force of workers available

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

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

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

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

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

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

From this reading I suppose I ought to have been contented, but the work seemed stupid to me.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I suppose I ought to have been contented, but the work seemed stupid to me.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

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

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

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

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

restricted to something

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

From this reading I suppose I ought to have been contented, but the work seemed stupid to me.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

express a supposition

From this reading I suppose I ought to have been contented, but the work seemed stupid to me.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading I tired of the everlasting talk of chorus girls.

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

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading I tired of the everlasting talk of chorus girls.

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

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As we lived cheaply and men were always taking us out to dinner, our expenses were really small, and although Lil urged me to get some new clothes, I paid off my debt to Lu Frazer.

a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

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

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.

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

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

which person or people

From this reading In September we were all engaged to be living pictures by a man who was putting them on in vaudeville houses.

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

From this reading I suppose I ought to have been contented, but the work seemed stupid to me.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The subjects represented were strictly proper ones, such as “Youth,” “Psyche,” “The Angelus,” “Rock of Ages,” etc. We received fifteen dollars a week.