Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

react verbally

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

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

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading This was the chief cause of those things which he could not understand.

a person who is in charge

From this reading This was the chief cause of those things which he could not understand.

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

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

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From this reading He talked little, even to Cummins.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

divisible by two

From this reading He talked little, even to Cummins.

opinion or judgment

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

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

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

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

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

plural of “hunch” — an impression that something might be the case

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

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

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

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

From this reading He talked little, even to Cummins.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

not any; not one

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

suffering from lack of food

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading He talked little, even to Cummins.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

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

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

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

From this reading This was the chief cause of those things which he could not understand.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading This was the chief cause of those things which he could not understand.

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

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

not known

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

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

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

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

From this reading This was the chief cause of those things which he could not understand.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE PROBLEM In the days that followed, there came other things which Jan could not understand, and which he made no great effort to understand.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading To the few simple souls at the post, he brought with him more than his starved body from out of the unknown wilderness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.

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

From this reading He listened, and his eyes would answer, or he would reply with strange, eery little hunches of his shoulders, which ruffled up his hair.