Chapter III

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

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

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

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

in a state of sleep

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

for the reason that

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading To do otherwise would have been to fly in the face of nature.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)

From this reading This was Tom Chester, of whom Naomi had spoken highly to her _protégé_, the piano-tuner.

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading To do otherwise would have been to fly in the face of nature.

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

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

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

From this reading To do otherwise would have been to fly in the face of nature.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading To do otherwise would have been to fly in the face of nature.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To do otherwise would have been to fly in the face of nature.

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

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading This was Tom Chester, of whom Naomi had spoken highly to her _protégé_, the piano-tuner.

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

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

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

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

and nothing more

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

the force of workers available

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

used to form the superlative

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading To do otherwise would have been to fly in the face of nature.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

in other respects or ways

From this reading To do otherwise would have been to fly in the face of nature.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

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From this reading This was Tom Chester, of whom Naomi had spoken highly to her _protégé_, the piano-tuner.

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From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

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

From this reading This was Tom Chester, of whom Naomi had spoken highly to her _protégé_, the piano-tuner.

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

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

insert punctuation marks into

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

not tense or taut

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading This was Tom Chester, of whom Naomi had spoken highly to her _protégé_, the piano-tuner.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

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From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

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

From this reading This was Tom Chester, of whom Naomi had spoken highly to her _protégé_, the piano-tuner.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

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

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

male cat

From this reading This was Tom Chester, of whom Naomi had spoken highly to her _protégé_, the piano-tuner.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

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

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

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

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

at the time that

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.

which person or people

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This was Tom Chester, of whom Naomi had spoken highly to her _protégé_, the piano-tuner.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

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From this reading They were wise young men enough, in ways, and to punctuate the weeks of hard labor at the wool-shed with thoroughly slack Sundays at the home station was a practice of the plainest common-sense.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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

From this reading To do otherwise would have been to fly in the face of nature.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet just because Naomi Pryse chose to settle herself in the veranda outside the sitting-room door with a book, the young man who had worked harder than any of the others during the week must needs be the one to spend the afternoon of rest at her feet, and with nothing but a lean veranda-post to shelter his broad back from the sun.

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

From this reading "HARD TIMES" It was the middle of the Sunday afternoon, when the young men of Taroomba were for the most part sound asleep upon their beds.