Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

how long something has existed

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

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

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

(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 Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

deem to be

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

characterized by great determination

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

construct, build, or erect

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

divisible by two

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

opinion or judgment

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

the quality of being suitable

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

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

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

usually; as a rule

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

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From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

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

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

of great significance or value

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

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

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

as follows

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

a human being

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

past form of “pride” — be proud of

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

express in words

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

an educational institution

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

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

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

the time of life between 30 and 40

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

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

From this reading Though her age verged on sixty she preserved the energy of her thirties, and prided herself upon her physical fitness.

precisely as stated

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

clearly indicated

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Aunt Harriet was what is generally known as "a character," that is to say, she was possessed of a strong personality, and was decidedly eccentric.

belonging to which person

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was tall, with a high color, keen brown eyes, a large nose, a determined mouth, and iron gray hair.

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

From this reading Aunt Harriet It is high time now that we paused to consider a very important person indeed in this story, namely Miss Harriet Beach, but for whose invitation Winona would never have attended Seaton High School at all.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading In her youth she must have been handsome, and even now her erect figure and dark, well-marked eyebrows gave her a certain air of distinction.