Chapter IV

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

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

later than; following

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

(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 We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

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

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

eagerly desirous

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

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

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

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

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

a quad with a square body

From this reading "We've got 'em."

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

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

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "We've got 'em."

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

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

a coil of rope or wool or yarn

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

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

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

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

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

a victory cheer

From this reading "Hurrah!" he yelled.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

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 After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

the force of workers available

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

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

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

having a supporting base

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

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

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

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

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

in the direction of

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

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

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

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

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We all crowded around to look, and sure enough at one end of the film we could see as plain as day two men standing up and looking toward us.

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From this reading "We've got 'em."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading After what seemed like a long time he took it out and looked through it toward the light.

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

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

during the time that

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading "DANGER--COME" IT was anxious work, standing around while Hank ran the film from his camera through some kind of machine which he had, to bring out the picture.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading "Hurrah!" he yelled.