Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

later than; following

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

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

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

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

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

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

From this reading "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

a young person of either sex

From this reading "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

remove the trees from

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

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

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

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

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

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

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

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

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

above and across; more than

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.

cut with a saw

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

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

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

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

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

in the direction of

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

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

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

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

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

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

From this reading The sun was far in the heavens before she stopped at the building in which Deforest Young had his office.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "That child will be my ruination," he muttered, seating himself at the desk.

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 He was looking from the window, and saw her glance about hastily, settling the cover to her basket a little closer.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Two weeks after the birth of the baby, Tess filled his small stomach with warm milk, shoved the sugar rag into his mouth, hung the child's bed over her arm, and made off toward the tracks.

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

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading During the illness of Teola, Tessibel had forgotten that she had promised Professor Young she would come some morning to his office in Morril Hall on the hill.