Chapter III

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

(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 The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

give encouragement to

From this reading Then we made the three ladies come into the drawing-room, lighted all the lamps, and tried to cheer them up.

plural of “chorus” — any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

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

From this reading Then we made the three ladies come into the drawing-room, lighted all the lamps, and tried to cheer them up.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

annoying and unpleasant

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

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From this reading Then we made the three ladies come into the drawing-room, lighted all the lamps, and tried to cheer them up.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

made afraid

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

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

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

exceedingly bad

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Then we made the three ladies come into the drawing-room, lighted all the lamps, and tried to cheer them up.

plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading Then we made the three ladies come into the drawing-room, lighted all the lamps, and tried to cheer them up.

set afire or burning

From this reading Then we made the three ladies come into the drawing-room, lighted all the lamps, and tried to cheer them up.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

a form of address for a man

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

steal goods; take as spoils

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

past form of “scratch” — cause friction

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

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From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

having a supporting base

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then we made the three ladies come into the drawing-room, lighted all the lamps, and tried to cheer them up.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Then we made the three ladies come into the drawing-room, lighted all the lamps, and tried to cheer them up.

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

From this reading Then we made the three ladies come into the drawing-room, lighted all the lamps, and tried to cheer them up.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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From this reading That wasn’t much of a success, so he scratched his funny old head and did a few tricks.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading The firing sometimes seemed to be coming our way, so we three went round the garden and made sure that all the gates were locked—a jolly creepy job it was out there in the dark, and I jumped every time I heard a rifle go off.

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

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

From this reading The servants were all standing about, whispering and looking frightened, which made it all the more horrid; so, to give them something to do, we sent them to close all the shutters, though we couldn’t get them to go into the street to close some there, and had to do that ourselves.

which person or people

From this reading The Angel played the piano, and Mr. Perkins, who hates singing, bellowed out some sea-songs and made them join in the choruses.