Chapter V

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading A Hoa, the chief Chinese assistant of Dr. MacKay, and McLeod were already there.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading "I thought you would be sleeping yet.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

a person who is in charge

From this reading A Hoa, the chief Chinese assistant of Dr. MacKay, and McLeod were already there.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading A Hoa, the chief Chinese assistant of Dr. MacKay, and McLeod were already there.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "Hallo, Mac!" exclaimed the doctor.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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From this reading A Hoa, the chief Chinese assistant of Dr. MacKay, and McLeod were already there.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "Hallo, Mac!" exclaimed the doctor.

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading "Hallo, Mac!" exclaimed the doctor.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading A Hoa, the chief Chinese assistant of Dr. MacKay, and McLeod were already there.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I thought you would be sleeping yet.

restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

set up or found

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

From this reading "Hallo, Mac!" exclaimed the doctor.

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

From this reading A Hoa, the chief Chinese assistant of Dr. MacKay, and McLeod were already there.

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

From this reading A Hoa, the chief Chinese assistant of Dr. MacKay, and McLeod were already there.

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

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

only a very short time before

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

the state of being asleep

From this reading "I thought you would be sleeping yet.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A Hoa, the chief Chinese assistant of Dr. MacKay, and McLeod were already there.

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "I thought you would be sleeping yet.

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading It’s more than decent of you to turn out so early to see me off."

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading A Hoa, the chief Chinese assistant of Dr. MacKay, and McLeod were already there.

at the time that

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

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

From this reading "I thought you would be sleeping yet.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Although the day had scarcely broken when they left the house, and it was but a few hundred yards down the steep hill to the beach, the impatient sun of the South had already sprung into the heavens when they reached the little jetty at which the launch lay.

but in spite of that

From this reading "I thought you would be sleeping yet.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I thought you would be sleeping yet.