Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

anew

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

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

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

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

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

for the reason that

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "I've come for orders, Mr. Jelliffe," he said.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

of a dreadful kind

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

at any time

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I've come for orders, Mr. Jelliffe," he said.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

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

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

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

From this reading "I've come for orders, Mr. Jelliffe," he said.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

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

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

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

From this reading "I've come for orders, Mr. Jelliffe," he said.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

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

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

the literary culture

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

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 I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

in a miserable manner

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

a form of address for a man

From this reading "I've come for orders, Mr. Jelliffe," he said.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

many times at short intervals

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading "I've come for orders, Mr. Jelliffe," he said.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I've come for orders, Mr. Jelliffe," he said.

express in words

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading But now I am writing because I am so dreadfully awake that I don't feel as if I ever could sleep again.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

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

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

in utter disorder

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

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

From this reading It is now a week since Stefansson came up to the house, and the water dripping from him ran down and joined the baby rivers that were rushing down the little road before our house.

at the time that

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

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

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

the act of creating written works

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I have often had to struggle to keep awake when writing you these long letters, which you say you are so glad to get.

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

From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie:_ Why does the world sometimes seem to turn the wrong way, so that everything becomes miserably topsy-turvy?