Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

later than; following

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

(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 GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

plural of “birthday” — an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

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From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

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

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

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

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

plural of “fireplace” — an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

the act of departing

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

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

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

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

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

plural of “jones” — United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

the literary culture

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

not any; not one

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

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

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

above and across; more than

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

any material used especially to protect something

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

express in words

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

cause to go somewhere

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

in the near future

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

carry out

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

express in words

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

in or at that place or location

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

plural of “thomas” — United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

precisely as stated

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

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

From this reading How, I can't tell, but, after all, _some_how the packing got done, and everything was ready.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And no doubt Thomas and Jones would have been _very_ unhappy if it hadn't been for the nice way Baby spoke to them about coming back soon, and the letters he would send them on their birthdays, and that he would never like any other Thomases and Joneses as much as them.

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

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

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

From this reading They didn't take the horses, _nor_ the fireplaces, and, of course, as the horses weren't to go, Thomas and Jones had to be left behind too to take care of them, which troubled Baby a good deal.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading GOING AWAY "She did not say to the sun good-night, As she watched him there like a ball of light, For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep."

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

From this reading They left a _few_ things behind that Herr Baby would certainly have taken had he had the settling of it.