Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

anew

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

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

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

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

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

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

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

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

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

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

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

a blemish made by dirt

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

the two together, not just one

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

a youthful male person

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

a young person of either sex

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

get or gather together

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

deem to be

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

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From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

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

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

a young female

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

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

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

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 But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

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

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

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

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

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 The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

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

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

engage in

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

worth remembering

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

on one occasion

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

and nothing more

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

fit to be seen

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

formality and propriety of manner

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

a room in a school where lessons take place

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

made smooth by ironing

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

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

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The girl led the boy to a seat not far from hers and then returned to her own little desk.

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

From this reading It takes a large reserve force of both patience and scraping to make presentable such a specimen as "Dodd" was on this memorable morning.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

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

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

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

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

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

From this reading It was fully fifteen minutes before Esther and "Dodd" returned to the schoolroom.

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

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading While the children were out Miss Stone had time to collect her thoughts, and she began at once to consider what she should do to amuse the child.

at the time that

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.

during the time that

From this reading But when the two appeared again, the boy's boots were clean, and his hair was smoothed down, while the book cover showed only a wet spot, of deeper tint than the rest of the book, in place of the black blot that had been so prominent a few minutes before.