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 Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading You speaking against Anglo-Saxons!

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

From this reading And with that tress treasured in your bosom--so close to your heart!"

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From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

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

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

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

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading And with that tress treasured in your bosom--so close to your heart!"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

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

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

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

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading And with that tress treasured in your bosom--so close to your heart!"

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

coins made of gold

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading And with that tress treasured in your bosom--so close to your heart!"

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

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

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

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

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

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

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

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

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

only a very short time before

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading You speaking against Anglo-Saxons!

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

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

carry out

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

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

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

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

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

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

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading And with that tress treasured in your bosom--so close to your heart!"

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

From this reading And with that tress treasured in your bosom--so close to your heart!"

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What!

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

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Why, we can scarce walk out in safety, or take a promenade through the streets of the town, crowded with those rude fellows in red-shirts, who've come to dig for gold--Anglo-Saxons, as they call themselves."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But, Carmen; surely you can't be happy here--now that everything is so changed?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And with that tress treasured in your bosom--so close to your heart!"