Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

treat badly

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

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

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Three years later the boy graduated from the Boston "Tech."

a youthful male person

From this reading Three years later the boy graduated from the Boston "Tech."

plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading As his class poured from Huntington Hall, he saw his father waiting for him.

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

having gaps or spaces

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

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From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

opinion or judgment

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

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

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading As his class poured from Huntington Hall, he saw his father waiting for him.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

set up or found

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Three years later the boy graduated from the Boston "Tech."

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

marked with or divided into degrees

From this reading Three years later the boy graduated from the Boston "Tech."

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading As his class poured from Huntington Hall, he saw his father waiting for him.

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

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

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

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

From this reading As his class poured from Huntington Hall, he saw his father waiting for him.

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea

From this reading As his class poured from Huntington Hall, he saw his father waiting for him.

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

conformity or harmony

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Three years later the boy graduated from the Boston "Tech."

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 It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

widely known and esteemed

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading As his class poured from Huntington Hall, he saw his father waiting for him.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

cut with a saw

From this reading As his class poured from Huntington Hall, he saw his father waiting for him.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

ready to fall asleep

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

having been made square

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

make steady

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences

From this reading Three years later the boy graduated from the Boston "Tech."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

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

From this reading Three years later the boy graduated from the Boston "Tech."

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three years later the boy graduated from the Boston "Tech."

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

having a top of a specified character

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

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

From this reading As his class poured from Huntington Hall, he saw his father waiting for him.

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

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

at the time that

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

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

From this reading With that, as his own met the keen eyes behind the spectacles, he was aware of a look which startled him.

a Caucasian

From this reading It was long past dinner-time, but he dashed out now and got food, and when Baby Thomas came in he found his room-mate sleepy, but quite himself; quite steady in his congratulations as well as normal in his abuse for "keeping a decent white man awake to this hour."

in the company of; together with

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading He noted with pride, as he always did, the tall figure, topped with a wonderful head--a mane of gray hair, a face carved in iron, squared and cut down to the marrow of brains and force--a man to be seen in any crowd.

a late time of life

From this reading Three years later the boy graduated from the Boston "Tech."