Chapter XXV · Molly’s Story

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

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

later than; following

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

(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 That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

Having no one else present.

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

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

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

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

From this reading Of course he remembered everything, and opened up as fluent as a gramophone.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

possessive form of “bernard” — French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

past form of “borrow” — get temporarily

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

rid of obstructions

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course he remembered everything, and opened up as fluent as a gramophone.

a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

not as far along as normal in development

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

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From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

increase twofold

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

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From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

let fall to the ground

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

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From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Of course he remembered everything, and opened up as fluent as a gramophone.

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From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

smooth and unconstrained in movement

From this reading Of course he remembered everything, and opened up as fluent as a gramophone.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

set up or found

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

a young female

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically

From this reading Of course he remembered everything, and opened up as fluent as a gramophone.

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

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

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

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

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

From this reading Of course he remembered everything, and opened up as fluent as a gramophone.

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

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

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

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

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

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

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From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

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

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

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

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

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 At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

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

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

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

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

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

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of course he remembered everything, and opened up as fluent as a gramophone.

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

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

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

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Of course he remembered everything, and opened up as fluent as a gramophone.

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

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Of course he remembered everything, and opened up as fluent as a gramophone.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

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

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

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

From this reading That ought to have been enough for me, but having started I thought I’d clear it all up, so I borrowed a bike off Ellen and set out on the double quick for Dr. Bernard’s.

up to a particular time

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

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

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

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

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."

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

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

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

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

at the time that

From this reading At breakfast I led Dixon round to the old subject—we were good friends now and he’d drop his professional manner when we were alone and talk like a human being.

which person or people

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

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

From this reading Willitts hadn’t found them at the movies till nearly ten—been delayed on his way in from Cedar Brook, his landlady’s little girl had been took bad with croup and he’d gone for the doctor—Dr. Bernard, who was off on a side road half way between Cedar Brook and Berkeley.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The morning after that talk with Ferguson I rose up "loaded for bar."