Chapter IV · Chapter 4

(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 "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."

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From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.

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

From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

a university in England

From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.

weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."

plural of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.

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From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

run away quickly

From this reading They perfectly flee from her.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They perfectly flee from her.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

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

From this reading They perfectly flee from her.

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

within a building

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

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

From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

conformity or harmony

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

structures collectively in which people are housed

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

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 She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."

of or relating to or used in microscopy

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

attach to a support

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

above and across; more than

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading They perfectly flee from her.

an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

-ing form of “preserve” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.

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

From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.

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From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."

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

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.