Chapter VI

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

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

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From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

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From this reading I can't find it on those tables."

clothing in general

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I can't find it on those tables."

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From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

a young female

From this reading A girl of twelve: "Teacher, I want Tolstoi's 'Little Women.'"

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From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

let have

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

possessive form of “grant” — any monetary aid

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

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

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

to a considerable degree

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

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

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

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

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I can't find it on those tables."

and nothing more

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

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

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading A girl of twelve: "Teacher, I want Tolstoi's 'Little Women.'"

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

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From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A girl of twelve: "Teacher, I want Tolstoi's 'Little Women.'"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

precisely, exactly

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

express in words

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

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

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading I can't find it on those tables."

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."

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

From this reading I can't find it on those tables."

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

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading A girl of twelve: "Teacher, I want Tolstoi's 'Little Women.'"

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading A girl of twelve: "Teacher, I want Tolstoi's 'Little Women.'"

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading A girl of twelve: "Teacher, I want Tolstoi's 'Little Women.'"

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

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

From this reading A girl of twelve: "Teacher, I want Tolstoi's 'Little Women.'"

an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

From this reading A serious-faced man, evidently a workingman in his best clothes: "Haven't you got the Encyclopædia Britannica here?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Katie Finnegan, aged fifteen, leaning heavily on Miss Grant's left shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's left ear: "Teacher, are you goin' to let me walk home with you to-night?"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Maggie Burke, aged thirteen, leaning on Miss Grant's right shoulder, and whispering into Miss Grant's right ear: "Say, Miss Grant, I think your hat is just lovely."