Chapter III

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

From this reading "Then we’ll go right back to the hall and search for it," decided Mr. Pratt.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "Then we’ll go right back to the hall and search for it," decided Mr. Pratt.

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

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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

From this reading "Of course I don’t remember where or when it came off my finger."

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading "I had it in the hall, I’m certain," said Ruth, dull with woe.

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

From this reading I don’t know what we could say to Grandma Pratt."

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading "Of course I don’t remember where or when it came off my finger."

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

recognizable; marked

From this reading "Then we’ll go right back to the hall and search for it," decided Mr. Pratt.

in a distracted manner

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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From this reading I don’t know what we could say to Grandma Pratt."

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading "I had it in the hall, I’m certain," said Ruth, dull with woe.

high in price or charging high prices

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading "Of course I don’t remember where or when it came off my finger."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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

From this reading "Then we’ll go right back to the hall and search for it," decided Mr. Pratt.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading I don’t know what we could say to Grandma Pratt."

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

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading "I had it in the hall, I’m certain," said Ruth, dull with woe.

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From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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

From this reading I don’t know what we could say to Grandma Pratt."

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From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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From this reading "I had it in the hall, I’m certain," said Ruth, dull with woe.

past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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

From this reading "I had it in the hall, I’m certain," said Ruth, dull with woe.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

and nothing more

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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

From this reading I don’t know what we could say to Grandma Pratt."

immediately past

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Then we’ll go right back to the hall and search for it," decided Mr. Pratt.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Of course I don’t remember where or when it came off my finger."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Of course I don’t remember where or when it came off my finger."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Of course I don’t remember where or when it came off my finger."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Of course I don’t remember where or when it came off my finger."

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From this reading I don’t know what we could say to Grandma Pratt."

To recall to mind.

From this reading "Of course I don’t remember where or when it came off my finger."

precisely, exactly

From this reading "Then we’ll go right back to the hall and search for it," decided Mr. Pratt.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I had it in the hall, I’m certain," said Ruth, dull with woe.

express in words

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading "Then we’ll go right back to the hall and search for it," decided Mr. Pratt.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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

From this reading "I had it in the hall, I’m certain," said Ruth, dull with woe.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then we’ll go right back to the hall and search for it," decided Mr. Pratt.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

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

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I don’t know what we could say to Grandma Pratt."

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From this reading "Then we’ll go right back to the hall and search for it," decided Mr. Pratt.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I don’t know what we could say to Grandma Pratt."

at the time that

From this reading "Of course I don’t remember where or when it came off my finger."

in or at the place that

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I had it in the hall, I’m certain," said Ruth, dull with woe.

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading "I had it in the hall, I’m certain," said Ruth, dull with woe.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Think where you had it last, Ruth--think _hard_!" implored Cousin Hannah, distractedly, "I’d hate so for that expensive ring to be lost--just throwed away, you might say.