Chapter III

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Father had me put to bed, and hot bottles and things put in the bed with me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Father had me put to bed, and hot bottles and things put in the bed with me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading Father had me put to bed, and hot bottles and things put in the bed with me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

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

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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From this reading Father had me put to bed, and hot bottles and things put in the bed with me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

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

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Father had me put to bed, and hot bottles and things put in the bed with me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy.

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

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

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

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

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From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

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

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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 Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

most important element

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Father had me put to bed, and hot bottles and things put in the bed with me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

cut with a saw

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

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

From this reading Father had me put to bed, and hot bottles and things put in the bed with me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Father had me put to bed, and hot bottles and things put in the bed with me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

male cat

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading So I told him that Tom and me had started for the Spanish Main to be pirates, but Tom had changed his mind, and that I thought I'd change mine too.

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I went home, and as the house was locked up, I had to ring the front-door bell.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

at the time that

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading Father had me put to bed, and hot bottles and things put in the bed with me, and before I went to sleep, he came and said, "Good-night, Jimmy.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Father came to the door himself, and when he saw me, he said, "Jimmy, what in the world does this mean?"

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.

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

From this reading Tom left me at his front gate, and said he had made up his mind he wouldn't be a pirate, and that it would be a great deal more fun to be a plumber and melt lead.