Chapter VI

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

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

From this reading If you won’t be a letter-writer, don’t be a nuisance.”

the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

in a busy manner

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

past form of “declaim” — recite in elocution

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion

From this reading “You’re a disturber.

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From this reading If you won’t be a letter-writer, don’t be a nuisance.”

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.

in a gay manner

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

the act of departing

From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

having a higher than normal ceiling

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you won’t be a letter-writer, don’t be a nuisance.”

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

with laughter; while laughing

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

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From this reading If you won’t be a letter-writer, don’t be a nuisance.”

the literary culture

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.

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From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.

a brief written record

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

From this reading If you won’t be a letter-writer, don’t be a nuisance.”

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 THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

lacking brightness or color; dull

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment

From this reading “Go away, Patsy,” laughingly admonished Mabel, pen suspended in mid-air over her note paper.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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

From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.

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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

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From this reading If you won’t be a letter-writer, don’t be a nuisance.”

produce a literary work

From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.

the act of creating written works

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE “The time has come, O Wayfarers, to think of many things,” gaily declaimed Patsy, bursting into the somber, high-ceilinged, dark-paneled sitting-room where Miss Martha, Beatrice, Mabel and Eleanor sat around a massive mahogany table, busily engaged in writing letters.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you won’t be a letter-writer, don’t be a nuisance.”

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From this reading “You’re a disturber.

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From this reading You’ve made me forget what I was going to write next.