Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

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From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Maud Mary coming!

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

have a celebration

From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

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

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

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

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

a room where books are kept

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Maud Mary coming!

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From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

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

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

common sense

From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

above and across; more than

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading "Nous aurons aussi la fete dans notre rue."--RUSSIAN PROVERB.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

plural of “siege” — the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

precisely as stated

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.

at the time that

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

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

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

a late time of life

From this reading Next day, when our drill in the long corridor was over, Lady Elizabeth told Joseph to bring his fortress, guns, and soldiers into the library, and to play at the Thirty Years' War in the bay-window from a large book with pictures of sieges and battles, which she lent him.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I hope she will arrive to-day, so you had better prepare your dolls and your shops for company."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading To me my godmother turned very kindly and said, "I have invited your little friend Maud to come and stay here for a week.