Chapter IX

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

later than; following

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

(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 All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

using the voice; not silently

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

chair with a support on each side for arms

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading MONSIEUR LE CURÉ ARRIVES.

on or to one side

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The sergeant usually spent his evenings at home.

the time you go to bed

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

next to; at the side of

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

a youthful male person

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

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From this reading MONSIEUR LE CURÉ ARRIVES.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading The sergeant usually spent his evenings at home.

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

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

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

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

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

From this reading The sergeant usually spent his evenings at home.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The sergeant usually spent his evenings at home.

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

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

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

set down according to a plan

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading MONSIEUR LE CURÉ ARRIVES.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading MONSIEUR LE CURÉ ARRIVES.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

many times at short intervals

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading The sergeant usually spent his evenings at home.

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

fastened with stitches

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

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

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading The sergeant usually spent his evenings at home.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.

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

From this reading The sergeant usually spent his evenings at home.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

up to a particular time

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

under normal conditions

From this reading The sergeant usually spent his evenings at home.

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

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

at the time that

From this reading All day long he was on his feet, and it was a pleasure to him when he came in at night to settle himself in a comfortable armchair, after he had his supper, and devote himself to some interesting book until bedtime.

in or at the place that

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

which person or people

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He often read aloud to his wife, who sat and sewed beside him; and one evening, after he had been reading for some time, he laid his book face downward on the small table before him, and said, “Where is the boy?”

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

From this reading Mrs. Hardy dropped her work, and moved aside the lamp that partly hid her husband’s face from her.