Chapter III · Chapter 3

(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 "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading The doctor pressed her small hand in his big strong one.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

a female human offspring

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

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From this reading DR.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

apart from; not including

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading WILLETT--THE NUTTING EXPEDITION--THE FIRE.

past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

start firing a weapon

From this reading WILLETT--THE NUTTING EXPEDITION--THE FIRE.

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

no person; not anyone

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

inflected form of “nut” — gather nuts

From this reading WILLETT--THE NUTTING EXPEDITION--THE FIRE.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The doctor pressed her small hand in his big strong one.

an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

compacted by ironing

From this reading The doctor pressed her small hand in his big strong one.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading The doctor pressed her small hand in his big strong one.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The doctor pressed her small hand in his big strong one.

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

From this reading WILLETT--THE NUTTING EXPEDITION--THE FIRE.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.

which person or people

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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From this reading WILLETT--THE NUTTING EXPEDITION--THE FIRE.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

but in spite of that

From this reading "Yes," faltered Inna; but she put her hand in his; this Uncle Jonathan, with whom she had come to live, was all she had in England now, except Oscar and Mr. Barlow, who was nobody as yet.

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

From this reading "So you're Mercy's little daughter?" said the doctor, by way of greeting.