Chapter IV · Willing Workers

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

(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 There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

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

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

make a buzzing sound

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

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

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

a state at a particular time

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

to a great extent or degree

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

being one more than seven

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

every person

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

to or in any or all places

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

make plain and comprehensible

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

enclose with a fence

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

brought together in one place

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

an established custom

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

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

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

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

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

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From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

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

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

and nothing more

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

according to the clock

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

above and across; more than

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

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

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

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

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

sweep across or over

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

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

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He led up to it by telling about the terrible condition of the streets almost everywhere about town.

precisely as stated

From this reading There was a buzz of excitement all over the room when, the regular business finished, Hugh started to explain the plan of campaign that had appealed to Billy and himself that very afternoon.

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

at the time that

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

in or at the place that

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

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

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Long before eight o’clock that night the boys had gathered at their meeting-place, which was now in the basement of one of the churches, where they were promised a new gymnasium for the coming winter season.

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading When the roll was called, just twenty-nine responded to their names, showing that whatever Billy had told them over the wire, it must have excited their curiosity considerably.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.

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

From this reading “It’s become a chronic habit with everybody to sweep their waste into the street, so that everywhere you go you’ll find stray papers blowing about and lying in all fence corners.