Chapter II

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

(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 She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

next to; at the side of

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

confined by bonds

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Close at her hand lay a little screw of white paper containing her tooth.

carefully weighed

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Close at her hand lay a little screw of white paper containing her tooth.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

a room used for dining

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

your parents

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

set up or found

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Close at her hand lay a little screw of white paper containing her tooth.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

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

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

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

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

harmed

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

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

From this reading “What is the matter?

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Close at her hand lay a little screw of white paper containing her tooth.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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 She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading “What is the matter?

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

make a painting

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Close at her hand lay a little screw of white paper containing her tooth.

a handheld collapsible source of shade

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

a light shade of red

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

someone who guards prisoners

From this reading Close at her hand lay a little screw of white paper containing her tooth.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

chosen in preference to another

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

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

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

From this reading Close at her hand lay a little screw of white paper containing her tooth.

precisely as stated

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

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

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She was all in readiness to begin, and very impatient at what she considered their long delay.

at the time that

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

a Caucasian

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A DRIVE AND A PINK PARASOL When Geoffrey and Priscilla got back, they found Loveday seated at the dining-room table, with a newspaper spread before her, to protect the table-cloth, a glass of water and a piece of white rag beside her, and before her an old bound volume of _Little Folks_, already open at the picture she had selected to paint.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I do think you might have hurried,” she said, in an injured tone, “when you knew that I was not at all well.”