Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading Let me think a few minutes.

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

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

any thing at all

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

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

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

take in solid food

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading WHICH ENDS THE STORY.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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

From this reading Let me think a few minutes.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

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

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

cause to move by striking

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

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 I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let me think a few minutes.

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 We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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

From this reading Let me think a few minutes.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Let me think a few minutes.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

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

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

with speed

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

in the near future

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading WHICH ENDS THE STORY.

express in words

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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

From this reading WHICH ENDS THE STORY.

in or at that place or location

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Let me think a few minutes.

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

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

male cat

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

possessive form of “tom” — male cat

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Something must be done," said Sam, as soon as he had heard Tom's report, "and quickly too.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

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

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.

at the time that

From this reading We are beginning now to be hungry enough to eat anything, and when people get that hungry there are a good many things that can be eaten.

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

From this reading WHICH ENDS THE STORY.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I'll tell you what we must do, Tom--" But what it was that Sam had hit upon, Tom never knew.