Chapter VI

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

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

(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 It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

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

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

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

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

any thing at all

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

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

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

the act of breaking something

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

to strive with determination

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

rid of obstructions

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course, the great problem was, who should be in the show and who should not.

travel across or pass over

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

recognizable; marked

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

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

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

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

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

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

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

the act of departing

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

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

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

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

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

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

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

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

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

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

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

owed as a debt

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading Of course, the great problem was, who should be in the show and who should not.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

on the contrary

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

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

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

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

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

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

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

a special situation

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

something that is a source of danger

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

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

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading So we gave the Lower Fourth some advice on the subject, and told them not one of them should do anything if they didn’t buck up.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

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

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

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

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

precisely as stated

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

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

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

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

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

at the time that

From this reading It was announced in public that the scholars of Merivale were going to give an entertainment for the Red Cross before Christmas breaking up, and, when all was decided, we had two clear months for the preparations.

which person or people

From this reading Of course, the great problem was, who should be in the show and who should not.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Anyway, Fortescue got the Doctor to let us do everything without help, and the end justified the means, as Saunders very truly said, though at one time it rather looked as if it might not.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.

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

From this reading Owing to the War and one thing and another, we didn’t have much football that term, and the show got to be the great idea in everybody’s mind--so much so, in fact, that owing to an utter breakdown in geography in the Lower Fourth, there was a threat from headquarters that the whole thing would be knocked on the head if the work was going to suffer.