Chapter V

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

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

later than; following

From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

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

From this reading Jane yawned, and the wind whistled eerily round the house.

any thing at all

From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

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

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading THE MARCH WIND BLOWS.

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From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

in an unnatural eery manner

From this reading Jane yawned, and the wind whistled eerily round the house.

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

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

start firing a weapon

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Jane yawned, and the wind whistled eerily round the house.

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

From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

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

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

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

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

march in a procession

From this reading THE MARCH WIND BLOWS.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Jane yawned, and the wind whistled eerily round the house.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

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

From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

filled with something

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

express in words

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

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

From this reading THE MARCH WIND BLOWS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

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

From this reading “I can’t think of anything,” she said, after a minute or two.

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

From this reading “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

(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 “Well, Jane, tell us something interesting,” said Ada, as the trio sat toasting their toes before the fire on a gusty evening in March.

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

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds

From this reading Jane yawned, and the wind whistled eerily round the house.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading THE MARCH WIND BLOWS.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading “My head feels as if it were stuffed with cotton wool.

past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

From this reading Jane yawned, and the wind whistled eerily round the house.