Chapter III

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

(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 POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

weapons considered collectively

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

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

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

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

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

coins made of gold

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

where you live at a particular time

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

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

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

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

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

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

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

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

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Who knows?’

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

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

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

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 POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

engage in

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

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

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

not any; not one

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

small flat mass of chopped food

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

by chance

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

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

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

carry out

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

in or at that place or location

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

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

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

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

From this reading To begin at the beginning, there is no doubt that Polly was disappointed not to be carried home in Patty’s arms.

create by training and teaching

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

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

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

at the time that

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

during the time that

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

which person or people

From this reading Who knows?’

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will be as good as gold, and then perhaps Patty will always take me with her when she goes traveling.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

in the company of; together with

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading ‘I would like to see a little of the world,’ thought Polly, when she heard how she was to make the journey, ‘and I would like to ride on the train that Patty talks about.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading POLLY PERKINS GOES ON A JOURNEY While Patty was watching from the window all up and down the long city street, hoping that every passing wagon or automobile would stop at her door with Polly Perkins, what was Polly herself doing all this time?