Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

later than; following

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

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

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

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

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

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

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

the specified day of the month

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

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

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

moving swiftly

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

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

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

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

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

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

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

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

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading "The morning was still as June.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

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

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

march in a procession

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

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

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "The morning was still as June.

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

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

the middle of the day

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

being perceived or observed

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

according to the clock

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

and nothing more

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

above and across; more than

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

plural of “plough” — a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

by chance

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

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

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

cut with a saw

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

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

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

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

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

the season of growth

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

not in physical motion

From this reading "The morning was still as June.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

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

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

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

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

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

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

a social or business relationship

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

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

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

create by training and teaching

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

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

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

up to a particular time

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

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

From this reading "The morning was still as June.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

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

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

at the time that

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

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

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When the sky went heavy at noon it looked more like a spring shower than a snow-storm; only, I noticed over at the government building they were flying a black flag splashed with a red centre.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I had the River Division then, and we got through the whole winter without a single tie-up of consequence until March.

a late time of life

From this reading I had not seen it before for years, and I asked for ploughs on every train out after two o'clock.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading AS THE DESPATCHER SAW "If you can recollect the blizzard that Roscoe Conkling went down in one March day in the streets of New York, it will give you the date; possibly call to your mind the storm.