Chapter I

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

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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading Author Of “Fortitude,” “The Prelude To Adventure,” Etc.

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

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in addition

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company “The Way Here Also Was Very Wearisome Through Dirt And Shabbiness: Nor Was There On All This Ground So Much As One Inn Or Victualling-House Wherein To Refresh The Feebler Sort.”—Pilgrim's Progress There are a thousand and one reasons why I should dedicate this book to you.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

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

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company “The Way Here Also Was Very Wearisome Through Dirt And Shabbiness: Nor Was There On All This Ground So Much As One Inn Or Victualling-House Wherein To Refresh The Feebler Sort.”—Pilgrim's Progress There are a thousand and one reasons why I should dedicate this book to you.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

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

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

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in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author Of “Fortitude,” “The Prelude To Adventure,” Etc.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company “The Way Here Also Was Very Wearisome Through Dirt And Shabbiness: Nor Was There On All This Ground So Much As One Inn Or Victualling-House Wherein To Refresh The Feebler Sort.”—Pilgrim's Progress There are a thousand and one reasons why I should dedicate this book to you.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

an institution created to conduct business

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An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

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the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

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From this reading Author Of “Fortitude,” “The Prelude To Adventure,” Etc.

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strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

From this reading Author Of “Fortitude,” “The Prelude To Adventure,” Etc.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

the solid part of the earth's surface

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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

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

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

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

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greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

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

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not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

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

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

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

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

immediately past

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

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

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

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 It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

to a great degree or extent

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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author Of “Fortitude,” “The Prelude To Adventure,” Etc.

touching and supported by a surface

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company “The Way Here Also Was Very Wearisome Through Dirt And Shabbiness: Nor Was There On All This Ground So Much As One Inn Or Victualling-House Wherein To Refresh The Feebler Sort.”—Pilgrim's Progress There are a thousand and one reasons why I should dedicate this book to you.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

possessive form of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

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a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

From this reading Author Of “Fortitude,” “The Prelude To Adventure,” Etc.

gradual improvement or growth or development

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a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action

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refresh one's memory

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To recall to mind.

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing

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used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

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for that reason; with the result that

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a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

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depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

make square

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

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the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

carry out

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

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

From this reading Author Of “Fortitude,” “The Prelude To Adventure,” Etc.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company “The Way Here Also Was Very Wearisome Through Dirt And Shabbiness: Nor Was There On All This Ground So Much As One Inn Or Victualling-House Wherein To Refresh The Feebler Sort.”—Pilgrim's Progress There are a thousand and one reasons why I should dedicate this book to you.

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

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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

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from one end or side of something to the other

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an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

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

From this reading Author Of “Fortitude,” “The Prelude To Adventure,” Etc.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

the upper part of anything

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

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

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

precisely as stated

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

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how something is done or how it happens

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the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

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

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

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in the company of; together with

From this reading The place was a little French town, and we climbed its high, crooked street, and had tea in an inn at the top—an inn with a square courtyard, bad, impossible tea, and a large black cat.

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

From this reading It would take a very long time and much good paper to give you them all; but here, at any rate, is one of them.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Do you remember a summer day last year that we spent together?

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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the person or people being spoken to

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company “The Way Here Also Was Very Wearisome Through Dirt And Shabbiness: Nor Was There On All This Ground So Much As One Inn Or Victualling-House Wherein To Refresh The Feebler Sort.”—Pilgrim's Progress There are a thousand and one reasons why I should dedicate this book to you.