Chapter III · Burning Iron

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading Jonas asked him what he wanted of iron filings, and he said he wanted them to burn.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I can make iron filings enough for that experiment in five minutes,” said Jonas.

the quality of being capable of igniting and burning

From this reading He then repeated to him what his father had said in respect to the combustibility of iron.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “I can make iron filings enough for that experiment in five minutes,” said Jonas.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

From this reading “I can make iron filings enough for that experiment in five minutes,” said Jonas.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He then repeated to him what his father had said in respect to the combustibility of iron.

plural of “filing” — the entering of a legal document into the public record

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading “I can make iron filings enough for that experiment in five minutes,” said Jonas.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I can make iron filings enough for that experiment in five minutes,” said Jonas.

set up or found

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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

From this reading He then repeated to him what his father had said in respect to the combustibility of iron.

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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From this reading “How?” said Rollo.

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

From this reading “I can make iron filings enough for that experiment in five minutes,” said Jonas.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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

From this reading He then repeated to him what his father had said in respect to the combustibility of iron.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

having abundant light or illumination

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

engage in

From this reading “I can make iron filings enough for that experiment in five minutes,” said Jonas.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading “I can make iron filings enough for that experiment in five minutes,” said Jonas.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Jonas asked him what he wanted of iron filings, and he said he wanted them to burn.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

recurring again and again

From this reading He then repeated to him what his father had said in respect to the combustibility of iron.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading He then repeated to him what his father had said in respect to the combustibility of iron.

Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Jonas asked him what he wanted of iron filings, and he said he wanted them to burn.

do one's shopping

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Jonas asked him what he wanted of iron filings, and he said he wanted them to burn.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He then repeated to him what his father had said in respect to the combustibility of iron.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

under normal conditions

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Jonas asked him what he wanted of iron filings, and he said he wanted them to burn.

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Jonas asked him what he wanted of iron filings, and he said he wanted them to burn.

at the time that

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

during the time that

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.

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

From this reading When Rollo went out into the kitchen that evening to get his safety lamp,—the one which he usually took to go to bed,—he found Jonas sitting at the kitchen table reading; and while he was lighting his lamp, he asked Jonas if he would not get him some iron filings the next time he went near any blacksmith’s shop.