Chapter VI

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

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "No," answered Magee, "but I have visited the Zoo at meal-time.

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

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

a person whose head is bald or shaved

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading "A brutal comparison," said the girl.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "No," answered Magee, "but I have visited the Zoo at meal-time.

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading "A brutal comparison," said the girl.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

a room used for dining

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

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

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

at any time

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

a young female

From this reading "A brutal comparison," said the girl.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "No," answered Magee, "but I have visited the Zoo at meal-time.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

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

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

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From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

moving to the inside of something

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

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

From this reading They tell me it is much the same."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They tell me it is much the same."

and nothing more

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

someone in charge of other people

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

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From this reading "No," answered Magee, "but I have visited the Zoo at meal-time.

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

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

attach a tag or label to

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

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

From this reading They tell me it is much the same."

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

From this reading "No," answered Magee, "but I have visited the Zoo at meal-time.

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

a particular point in time

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

a form of address for a man

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

to a great degree or extent

From this reading They tell me it is much the same."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

not any; not one

From this reading "No," answered Magee, "but I have visited the Zoo at meal-time.

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From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

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

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "A brutal comparison," said the girl.

Identical; not different.

From this reading They tell me it is much the same."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

run very fast, usually for a short distance

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

express in words

From this reading They tell me it is much the same."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

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

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

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

From this reading They tell me it is much the same."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

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

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading "No," answered Magee, "but I have visited the Zoo at meal-time.

a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

which person or people

From this reading "But just the same I'm sure that the head waiter who opens the door here at Baldpate must feel much the same at the moment as the keeper who proffers the raw meat on the end of the pitchfork.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading GHOSTS OF THE SUMMER CROWD "I wonder," Miss Norton smiled up into Mr. Magee's face, "if you ever watched the people at a summer hotel get set on their mark for the sprint through the dining-room door?"

the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition

From this reading "No," answered Magee, "but I have visited the Zoo at meal-time.