Chapter XII

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

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Is he taking the afternoon watch to-day, Rus?”

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

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

give encouragement to

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

a worker who is hired to perform a job

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

showing inappropriate levity

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

depressingly dark

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

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

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

put a harness

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

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

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

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

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

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

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

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

From this reading Is he taking the afternoon watch to-day, Rus?”

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

in a permissively lenient manner

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

the next day

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

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

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

on one occasion

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

above and across; more than

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

by chance

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

in the near future

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

on the contrary

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

written matter that is recited from memory

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

release, as from one's grip

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

From this reading Is he taking the afternoon watch to-day, Rus?”

United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Is he taking the afternoon watch to-day, Rus?”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

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

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

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

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

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From this reading Is he taking the afternoon watch to-day, Rus?”

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

up to a particular time

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

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

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

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

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

look attentively

From this reading Is he taking the afternoon watch to-day, Rus?”

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Jimmy’s duties were not to begin until the morrow, and presently he and Russell hurried back to the Academy together.

at the time that

From this reading Jimmy was, for once, not in the least flippant, and Stick, when he finally appeared to release Russell for a recitation, appeared to view the new employee more leniently than Russell had dared hope he might.

in the company of; together with

From this reading BACK IN HARNESS Jimmy was at the store in the morning and Russell went over the stock with him, explaining cost marks and various other matters that should form part of a clerk’s knowledge.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Your friend Stick seems rather a Gloomy Gus,” observed Jimmy on the way, “but perhaps by kindness and forbearance we may cheer him up.