Chapter XVI

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

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

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

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

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

having life or vigor or spirit

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

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

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

full of energetic and noisy activity

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

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

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

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

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

put or send forth

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

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

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

increase twofold

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

inspired with confidence

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

opinion or judgment

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

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

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

-ing form of “marshal” — place in proper rank

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

above and across; more than

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

established irrevocably

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

in the near future

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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 While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

carry out

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

express in words

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

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

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

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

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

in the direction of

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition

From this reading There ensued a great bustling and tramping as the clerk called off the names of those drawn.

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

From this reading With an underling in his place at the door, Captain Taylor advanced to take charge of the marshaling of the jury panel.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

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

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

in or at the place that

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

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

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

during the time that

From this reading While this was proceeding, Joe cast his eyes about the room, animated by a double hope: that Alice would be there to hear him tell his story; that Morgan had come and was in waiting to supply the facts which honor sealed upon his own tongue.

a Caucasian

From this reading "SHE COMETH NOT," HE SAID Joe, his face as white as some plant that has sprung in a dungeon, bent his head toward his mother, and placed his free hand on hers where it lay on the arm of her chair.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.

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

From this reading "It will soon be over with now, Mother," he encouraged, with the hope in his heart that it would, indeed, be so.