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 WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

anew

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

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

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

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From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

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

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

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

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

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From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

recognizable; marked

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

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From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

-ing form of “discharge” — complete or carry out

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

past form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

apart from; not including

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

a period of fourteen consecutive days

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

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

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

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From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

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

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

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

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

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

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

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

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

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

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

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

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

sit or recline comfortably

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

engage in

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

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

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

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

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

not any; not one

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

above and across; more than

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

witty remark

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

in a satisfactory manner

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

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

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

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From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

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

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

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

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

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

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

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

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

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

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

two times

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

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

From this reading The stove-pipe from the kitchen led across part of one corner, and then up again into the room beneath the roof above.

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

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

(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 With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

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

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

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

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

at the time that

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

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

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

which person or people

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Afterwards she went back twice a week to make sure that Sproatly, in whom she had no confidence, was discharging his duties satisfactorily.

belonging to which person

From this reading With baskets of dainties for the invalid she had driven over one afternoon, when Hawtrey, whose bones were knitting well, lay talking to another man in his little sleeping-room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading There was no furniture in the room except the wooden bunk in which he lay, and a deerhide lounge chair he had made.

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From this reading WYLLARD ASSENTS Sally, who returned with her mother, passed a fortnight at Hawtrey's homestead before Watson decided that his patient could be entrusted to Sproatly's care.