Chapter XII

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

later than; following

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

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

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

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

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

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

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

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

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

a junior Girl Scout

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

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

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

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

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

a young female

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

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

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

the act of departing

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

destroyed or killed

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

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

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

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

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

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

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

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

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

and nothing more

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

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

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

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

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

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

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

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

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

by chance

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

an educational institution

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

hurting

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

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

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

the upper part of anything

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

precisely as stated

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

the activity of making visits

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

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

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

at the time that

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

in or at the place that

From this reading "But where can I go, school and all?" the little girl asked Mildred very soberly after the doctor had gone.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading You could come in every single day and see how things are going with us, and we could wave at you out of the window--Mother could, I mean,--and it would be just lovely.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading WHEN MOTHER BLAIR WAS SICK One day Mother Blair woke up with a very sore throat, and the doctor said, when he had looked at it, that she must stay in bed for a day or two, and that Brownie had better go visiting.

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

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

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

From this reading "Perhaps Miss Betty would like to have you visit her," Mildred said; "wouldn't that be fun?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "If I lose my goggerfy lessons now I won't be the top of the class, and I thought I was sure to be; and when I'm the very top of all, you know Father gives me a dollar."