Chapter VI

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

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

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

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

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

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

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

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

a room used for dining

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading His good-humoured ruddy face was solicitous.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

provided with a frame

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

a young female

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

disposed to please

From this reading His good-humoured ruddy face was solicitous.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

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

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

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

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

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

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

exceedingly bad

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

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

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

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

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

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

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

the force of workers available

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

From this reading His good-humoured ruddy face was solicitous.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

full of anxiety and concern

From this reading His good-humoured ruddy face was solicitous.

shining with brilliant points of light like stars

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

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

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

a special situation

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I think they ought to have kept her out of it," he said.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

the act of making something tighter

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

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

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

plural of “walnut” — nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

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

From this reading His good-humoured ruddy face was solicitous.

in the company of; together with

From this reading John Spence fitted two walnuts together in the palms of his big hands and cracked them with a sudden tightening of the muscles.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The dark-panelled dining-room of the Dower House framed a warm picture of two men and two women sitting at the round table, bright with lights and flowers, old silver and sparkling glass.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading THE YOUNG BIRDS "It's a horrid thing for a young girl to have to go through."