Chapter XII

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

(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 I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

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

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading “Wait a bit--I’m counting,” said Ed; “twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

From this reading “Wait a bit--I’m counting,” said Ed; “twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight.

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

From this reading Go on, Ed!”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

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

From this reading Go on, Ed!”

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

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

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

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

From this reading “Wait a bit--I’m counting,” said Ed; “twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight.

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

that provides interpretation

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

discontinued temporarily

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

and nothing more

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Go on, Ed!”

above and across; more than

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

a human being

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

carry out

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

in or at that place or location

From this reading There.

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

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

From this reading “Wait a bit--I’m counting,” said Ed; “twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight.

being five more than twenty

From this reading “Wait a bit--I’m counting,” said Ed; “twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading “Wait a bit--I’m counting,” said Ed; “twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight.

being six more than twenty

From this reading “Wait a bit--I’m counting,” said Ed; “twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading “Wait a bit--I’m counting,” said Ed; “twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight.

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I interrupted the proceedings just to take a personal observation of the river we are to hear all about.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

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

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

From this reading THE WONDERFUL RIVER’S WORK “Now, then,” said Phil, wrapping a blanket around his person, for the air was indeed very chill, and prostrating himself over the map, “now, then, let the ‘interpretative brain’ get in its work!