Chapter II

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

From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

anew

From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

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

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

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From this reading I’m Peter, sir—Peter Barlow, from the ole station.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

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From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

an abrupt excited utterance

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

opinion or judgment

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

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From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I’m Peter, sir—Peter Barlow, from the ole station.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

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

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

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

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

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

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

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From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

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

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

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

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

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

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

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From this reading I’m Peter, sir—Peter Barlow, from the ole station.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

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From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

a boy or man

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

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 It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

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

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

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From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

possessive form of “money” — the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

a form of address for a man

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

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

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

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From this reading I’m Peter, sir—Peter Barlow, from the ole station.

above and across; more than

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

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

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

done under pressure

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

except for; apart from

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sails the sea again.’

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

term of address for a man

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading I’m Peter, sir—Peter Barlow, from the ole station.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

happening unexpectedly

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

a physician who specializes in surgery

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

closely encircling

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

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

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

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

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

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From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading ‘Umph, umph,’ said the surgeon; ‘he’ll have to stay here if he wants to save his leg.’

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.

belonging to which person

From this reading But Peter, whose eyes had been roving over the surrounding crowd, suddenly, to the medico’s astonishment, shouting,—‘The boss, by G—d!’ rushed through the people, and, regardless of appearances, seized a gentleman’s hand and shook it frantically, exclaiming,— ‘Oh, Mr Forrest, sir, don’t you know me?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Then to Peter, ‘Off you go back, my lad, and get his kit and what money’s coming to him.