Chapter II

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

with affection

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

how long something has existed

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

eagerly desirous

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

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From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

a man of refinement

From this reading “I see you sleevin’ the old gentleman down the hill,” she suggested.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

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

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

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

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

in the near future

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “I see you sleevin’ the old gentleman down the hill,” she suggested.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading “I see you sleevin’ the old gentleman down the hill,” she suggested.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading “I see you sleevin’ the old gentleman down the hill,” she suggested.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading “I see you sleevin’ the old gentleman down the hill,” she suggested.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

in the direction of

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

(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 As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

at the time that

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I turned toward home, and presently met Mrs. Todd coming toward me with an anxious expression.

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

From this reading As we came down the hill toward the village our ways divided, and when I had seen the old captain well started on a smooth piece of sidewalk which would lead him to his own door, we parted, the best of friends.

destroyed in an accident

From this reading “Step in some afternoon,” he said, as affectionately as if I were a fellow-shipmaster wrecked on the lee shore of age like himself.

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I see you sleevin’ the old gentleman down the hill,” she suggested.