Chapter X · We Reach the Country

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

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

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

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

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

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

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

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

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From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

of a dreadful kind

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

opinion or judgment

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

set up or found

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

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

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

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

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

moving with great haste

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

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

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

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

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

the combined stakes of the betters

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

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

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

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

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

in a nice way

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

in disarray; extremely disorderly

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

cut with a saw

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

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

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

in an artful manner

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

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

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

not in physical motion

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

express a supposition

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

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

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading They did not, though I saw them in a great confusion of heads, and arms, and hurrying feet.

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

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

create by training and teaching

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

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

From this reading Cuddling me up to him quite nicely, he said slyly—“A kitty that looks as if she had been struck by lightning.”

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

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

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

at the time that

From this reading He had slipped forward when the train stopped, and had taken me as I was handed out.

which person or people

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

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

From this reading I suppose I was dreadfully rumpled, still I didn't like to hear it, so I said “Meow!” in a loud voice, hoping that some of our own party would hear me.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading I found myself in the arms of a slight young man, who had blue eyes and yellow hair.