Chapter IV

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

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

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading This speech made the boys look at one another, and laugh.

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

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

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

being joined in close association

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

(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 “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading This speech made the boys look at one another, and laugh.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

a straight line connecting two points on a curve

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

usually; as a rule

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

plural of “hinge” — a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

From this reading At this, Norval seized the rope, and, tugging it vigorously, the gate swung slowly on its hinges.

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading At this, Norval seized the rope, and, tugging it vigorously, the gate swung slowly on its hinges.

and nothing more

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

the sound of laughing

From this reading This speech made the boys look at one another, and laugh.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading This speech made the boys look at one another, and laugh.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading This speech made the boys look at one another, and laugh.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

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

From this reading At this, Norval seized the rope, and, tugging it vigorously, the gate swung slowly on its hinges.

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At this, Norval seized the rope, and, tugging it vigorously, the gate swung slowly on its hinges.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This speech made the boys look at one another, and laugh.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

a strong line

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading At this, Norval seized the rope, and, tugging it vigorously, the gate swung slowly on its hinges.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading At this, Norval seized the rope, and, tugging it vigorously, the gate swung slowly on its hinges.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading This speech made the boys look at one another, and laugh.

inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading At this, Norval seized the rope, and, tugging it vigorously, the gate swung slowly on its hinges.

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

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

From this reading This speech made the boys look at one another, and laugh.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

having or denoting a high range

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

make an effort or attempt

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

inflected form of “tug” — pull hard

From this reading At this, Norval seized the rope, and, tugging it vigorously, the gate swung slowly on its hinges.

with vigor; in a vigorous manner

From this reading At this, Norval seized the rope, and, tugging it vigorously, the gate swung slowly on its hinges.

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

From this reading “Ah! what lovely opening bars!” cried the little man, beating time with one leg; “there never was a passage better done on the P an’ O.”

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Well,” said the little man, “passages generally do open with a chord seem funny as it may; so just try.”

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

From this reading “There,” said the little man, pointing to a rope attached to the bolt of the gate—“you’re A flat; B E sharp now, and C what F-ect ten or a dozen treble G-erks applied altogether to the bar at the base there may have in the D-velopment of a passage.”