Chapter XIX

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

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Just about what he would do, swipe the office stationery.

in the past

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

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

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

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

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading “Probably took a supply of them home,” answered Chick.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

for the reason that

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

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

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

the two together, not just one

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

young bird especially of domestic fowl

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

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

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Just about what he would do, swipe the office stationery.

being one more than ten

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

having lost your job

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He must have run out of letter-heads, though, because he wrote on a sheet of plain paper.

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

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “Probably took a supply of them home,” answered Chick.

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

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

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

and nothing more

From this reading “Just about what he would do, swipe the office stationery.

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

From this reading He must have run out of letter-heads, though, because he wrote on a sheet of plain paper.

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

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading He must have run out of letter-heads, though, because he wrote on a sheet of plain paper.

absolutely essential

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

according to the clock

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Probably took a supply of them home,” answered Chick.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading “Just about what he would do, swipe the office stationery.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

on one occasion

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He must have run out of letter-heads, though, because he wrote on a sheet of plain paper.

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

From this reading He must have run out of letter-heads, though, because he wrote on a sheet of plain paper.

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading He must have run out of letter-heads, though, because he wrote on a sheet of plain paper.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading “Probably took a supply of them home,” answered Chick.

filled with bewilderment

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

not used up

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading He must have run out of letter-heads, though, because he wrote on a sheet of plain paper.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading He must have run out of letter-heads, though, because he wrote on a sheet of plain paper.

paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes

From this reading “Just about what he would do, swipe the office stationery.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading “Probably took a supply of them home,” answered Chick.

strike with a swiping motion

From this reading “Just about what he would do, swipe the office stationery.

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

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Probably took a supply of them home,” answered Chick.

in or at that place or location

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He must have run out of letter-heads, though, because he wrote on a sheet of plain paper.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

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

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

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

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading “Probably took a supply of them home,” answered Chick.

a final peremptory demand

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

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

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

precisely as stated

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

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

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

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

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Just about what he would do, swipe the office stationery.

in the company of; together with

From this reading TOMMY ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM Very little was said on the way back to Upton, partly because there was little time remaining before eleven o’clock and it was necessary to hurry, and partly because both boys were busy with their thoughts.

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

From this reading “Just about what he would do, swipe the office stationery.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Once Bert said in puzzled tones: “Funny Devore wrote to you in a railroad envelope if he got fired a year ago, Chick.”