Chapter I

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

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

later than; following

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

in the past

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

in addition

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

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

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

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From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

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

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

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

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

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

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading Similarly Maynard Dixon has executed decorative work of the Indian for some California homes.

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

something used to beautify

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

From this reading Similarly Maynard Dixon has executed decorative work of the Indian for some California homes.

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From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

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From this reading Similarly Maynard Dixon has executed decorative work of the Indian for some California homes.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

put to death as punishment

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

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

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

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

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

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

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

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

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading Similarly Maynard Dixon has executed decorative work of the Indian for some California homes.

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

clarifying by use of examples

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

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

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

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

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

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

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

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From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

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From this reading Similarly Maynard Dixon has executed decorative work of the Indian for some California homes.

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From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

the force of workers available

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

resembling sculpture

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

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

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

coated with paint

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

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

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

someone who explores an area for mineral deposits

From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

in like or similar manner

From this reading Similarly Maynard Dixon has executed decorative work of the Indian for some California homes.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

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From this reading Another who began as illustrator is J. N. Marchand, who now paints the story-telling picture of the prospector and the cowboy.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

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

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

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

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

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

From this reading Howard McCormack, who studied the Southwest as far as Mexico, has also given attention to decorative work with the Indian for his theme.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

characterized by energy and vigor

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

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

From this reading His training was through several years of illustrative work for the magazines, and in this work he always had a distinctly decorative composition of his subject, though his rendering was realistic and virile.

which person or people

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

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

From this reading Similarly Maynard Dixon has executed decorative work of the Indian for some California homes.

a late time of life

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Edward W. Deming, who has both painted and modeled the Indian, executed some years ago a large decoration for the home of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, at Arden, New York, with the title “The Hunt,” showing the red men after big game.