Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

anew

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

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

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.

carefully weighed

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

underpants worn by men

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

a boy or man

From this reading It is a joke--for the other fellow."

possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is a joke--for the other fellow."

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

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

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

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

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.

enclosed in the same envelope or package

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

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From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

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

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

engage in

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

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From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It is a joke--for the other fellow."

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

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From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

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From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

an educational institution

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

make square

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

having a supporting base

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

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

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

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

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

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

From this reading It is considered a joke to crawl into another fellow's room at night, and shut him up.

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

From this reading "The beds let down," Scaife said, "and during the first school the maids make them, and shut them up again.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.

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

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The rest of the furniture included three much-battered washstands and chests of drawers, four Windsor chairs, and a square table, covered with innumerable inkstains and roughly-carved names.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading You find yourself standing upon your head in the dark, choking.