Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

later than; following

From this reading This was the second day after the party, and Nan agreed to go.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading This was the second day after the party, and Nan agreed to go.

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

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

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

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

confidently declared to be so

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

possessive form of “bartlett” — United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

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

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

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

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

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

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

possessive form of “dad” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading This was the second day after the party, and Nan agreed to go.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

the act of making up your mind about something

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

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

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

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

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

give expression to

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

set up or found

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

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

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

destroyed or killed

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

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

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

causing or marked by grief or anguish

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

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

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

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

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

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

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

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

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

and nothing more

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

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

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

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

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

your grandmother

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

absolutely essential

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

above and across; more than

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

an organization to gain political power

From this reading This was the second day after the party, and Nan agreed to go.

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

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

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

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Nan arrived at the house late in the afternoon and found Phil opening a box of roses that had just come from Indianapolis by express.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading This was the second day after the party, and Nan agreed to go.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

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

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

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

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Phil's maid-of-all-work did not sleep at the house and the aunts had asserted that Phil's new status as a member of society made necessary some sort of chaperonage.

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

From this reading This was the second day after the party, and Nan agreed to go.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was the second day after the party, and Nan agreed to go.

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

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

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

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

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

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

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

From this reading This was the second day after the party, and Nan agreed to go.

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

From this reading If you won't I'll have to go to Aunt Josephine's, which is a heartbreaking thought."

in the company of; together with

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

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

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading NAN BARTLETT'S DECISION "Dad's gone to Indianapolis to be gone several days and didn't expect to be back to-night; so come over and stay with me, won't you--please?