Chapter VI

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

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

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

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

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

From this reading Often he was roused in the middle of the night to attend some one of his patients.

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

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

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

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

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

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

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

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

being one more than seven

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

being one more than ten

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

apart from; not including

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

set up or found

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

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

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

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

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

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

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

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

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

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

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

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

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

not many times

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

and nothing more

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

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

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

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 Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading Often he was roused in the middle of the night to attend some one of his patients.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

a large indefinite number

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Often he was roused in the middle of the night to attend some one of his patients.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

according to the clock

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Often he was roused in the middle of the night to attend some one of his patients.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Often he was roused in the middle of the night to attend some one of his patients.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

relatively far from a center or middle

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care

From this reading Often he was roused in the middle of the night to attend some one of his patients.

a human being

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading Often he was roused in the middle of the night to attend some one of his patients.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

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

From this reading Often he was roused in the middle of the night to attend some one of his patients.

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

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

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

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

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

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

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

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

interact in a certain way

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

up to a particular time

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

under normal conditions

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

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

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

(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 Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

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

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.

at the time that

From this reading He did not mind this except when calls came to him from the outlying country districts.

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

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

which person or people

From this reading Not infrequently he made long trips of seven, eight, or ten miles into the country to treat some person who might just as well have called him during the previous day.

in the company of; together with

From this reading LIFE moved along evenly with Kenneth, busied with the multitude of duties with which the physician in the half-rural, half-urban towns of the South must deal.

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

From this reading His days were filled with his blasto work and he was usually to be found in his office until ten or eleven o'clock every evening.