Chapter IV

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

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

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

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading When he awoke he found that he was very cold, and that his blanket felt particularly heavy.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading When he awoke he found that he was very cold, and that his blanket felt particularly heavy.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading When he awoke he found that he was very cold, and that his blanket felt particularly heavy.

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He put his hand down to move the blanket, when, to his great surprise, he found that he was lying with his legs in a pool of water.

pull, as against a resistance

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading When he awoke he found that he was very cold, and that his blanket felt particularly heavy.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

set up or found

From this reading When he awoke he found that he was very cold, and that his blanket felt particularly heavy.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He put his hand down to move the blanket, when, to his great surprise, he found that he was lying with his legs in a pool of water.

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

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He put his hand down to move the blanket, when, to his great surprise, he found that he was lying with his legs in a pool of water.

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

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading When he awoke he found that he was very cold, and that his blanket felt particularly heavy.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

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

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

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

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

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From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

-ing form of “leak” — tell anonymously

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

staying power

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading He put his hand down to move the blanket, when, to his great surprise, he found that he was lying with his legs in a pool of water.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He put his hand down to move the blanket, when, to his great surprise, he found that he was lying with his legs in a pool of water.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading When he awoke he found that he was very cold, and that his blanket felt particularly heavy.

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading He put his hand down to move the blanket, when, to his great surprise, he found that he was lying with his legs in a pool of water.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He put his hand down to move the blanket, when, to his great surprise, he found that he was lying with his legs in a pool of water.

falling in drops or as if falling like rain

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

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From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

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

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

plural of “support” — the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading He put his hand down to move the blanket, when, to his great surprise, he found that he was lying with his legs in a pool of water.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

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

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

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

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.

precisely as stated

From this reading When he awoke he found that he was very cold, and that his blanket felt particularly heavy.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Joe instantly shouted to the other boys, and told them to wake up, for it was raining, and the tent was leaking.

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

From this reading He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

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 He thought that he had caught hold of the supports of a bridge, and had drawn himself partly out of the water, but that he had not strength enough to drag his legs out, and that, on the contrary, he was slowly sinking back.

at the time that

From this reading When he awoke he found that he was very cold, and that his blanket felt particularly heavy.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He put his hand down to move the blanket, when, to his great surprise, he found that he was lying with his legs in a pool of water.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Some time in the middle of the night Joe Sharpe woke up from a dream that he had fallen into the river, and could not get out.