Chapter IV

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading Father says that Adam or the legislature knew a thing or two when it named them _Young_.

(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 You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)

From this reading Their name is Mrs. Marie and Augustus Young.

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

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

apart from; not including

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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

From this reading Father says that Adam or the legislature knew a thing or two when it named them _Young_.

your parents

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

destroyed or killed

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading Their name is Mrs. Marie and Augustus Young.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

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 Father says that Adam or the legislature knew a thing or two when it named them _Young_.

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From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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 But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

persons who make or amend or repeal laws

From this reading Father says that Adam or the legislature knew a thing or two when it named them _Young_.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

held dear

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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 You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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From this reading Their name is Mrs. Marie and Augustus Young.

joined in matrimony

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Their name is Mrs. Marie and Augustus Young.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Their name is Mrs. Marie and Augustus Young.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Father says that Adam or the legislature knew a thing or two when it named them _Young_.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Father says that Adam or the legislature knew a thing or two when it named them _Young_.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

restricted to something

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

To recall to mind.

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

except for; apart from

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Father says that Adam or the legislature knew a thing or two when it named them _Young_.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their name is Mrs. Marie and Augustus Young.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

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From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

a special situation

From this reading Father says that Adam or the legislature knew a thing or two when it named them _Young_.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading Father says that Adam or the legislature knew a thing or two when it named them _Young_.

precisely as stated

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

nonexistent

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

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

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

at the time that

From this reading But now it does seem like Providence that they've come down here to spend the summer in the country, for there's not a single loving soul left to write about, Aunt Laura being gone and Brother Sheffield never very loving when she was here, except chicken.

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

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

produce a literary work

From this reading Well, I couldn't write about them then, for I didn't have any space for married people, wanting to save it purely for folks that loved each other.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You remember, my diary, a good many pages back I mentioned in here a pair of Bohemians that were married to each other and were friends of ours and would come to Rufe's every week and we would all do funny things?

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

From this reading Their name is Mrs. Marie and Augustus Young.