Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

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

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

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

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

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

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

for the reason that

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

past form of “coax” — influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

destroyed or killed

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

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

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

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

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

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

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

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

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

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

From this reading I.

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

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

your grandmother

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

the members of a business venture created by contract

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

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From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

participate in games or sport

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading One day the air was full of the sea freshness of a beautiful Manx November.

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

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

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

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

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

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

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

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.

at the time that

From this reading But when Pete was gone she remembered her old device, and began to play on Philip through the memory of his father.

in the company of; together with

From this reading During the spell of his partnership with Pete she had protested and he had coaxed, she had scolded and he had laughed.

but in spite of that

From this reading Auntie Nan had grown uneasy because Philip was not yet started in life.