Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

later than; following

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

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

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading AROUND THE FIRE.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

for the reason that

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

click repeatedly or uncontrollably

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

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From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

plural of “cricket” — leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

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

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

start firing a weapon

From this reading AROUND THE FIRE.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

set up or found

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

assemble or get together

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

a young female

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

the act of departing

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

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

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

in an idle manner

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

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

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

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

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

past form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

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

From this reading AROUND THE FIRE.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

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

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

two times

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

precisely as stated

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

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

From this reading A September twilight was coming on slowly, and in the grass the crickets chirped back and forth to each other.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The house was all open, and through the windows came a merry chatter, a few rattling notes of the piano, and something that sounded very much like a warm argument, for a game of chess was going on by one window.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Out on the broad porch that ran all along the front of the house, and was shrouded with vines, stood a girl, leaning idly against the post and watching the shadows gather across the long walk.

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

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She was not a pretty girl, nor one that you would care to look at twice, because of any pleasure it gave you; though had you really studied her face there might have been something found in it after all.