Chapter XVI

Having no one else present.

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

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

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

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

From this reading There were wonderful white nights such as only the west knows.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading June came and the prairies were covered with wild flowers.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading June came and the prairies were covered with wild flowers.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

take in solid food

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

one or the other of two

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

apart from; not including

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading June came and the prairies were covered with wild flowers.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

within a building

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

a small worthless amount

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading June came and the prairies were covered with wild flowers.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading There were wonderful white nights such as only the west knows.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

not any; not one

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

many times at short intervals

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

and nothing more

From this reading There were wonderful white nights such as only the west knows.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain

From this reading June came and the prairies were covered with wild flowers.

plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

appearing as such but not necessarily so

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There were wonderful white nights such as only the west knows.

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

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were wonderful white nights such as only the west knows.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading No one stayed indoors, except to sleep and eat, and oftentimes not for either of these things.

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

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

marked by no noteworthy or significant events

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

From this reading Many nights Jack slept out on the Lodge verandah, sometimes with Olive or Jean, more often alone.

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From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading June came and the prairies were covered with wild flowers.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading There were wonderful white nights such as only the west knows.

a Caucasian

From this reading There were wonderful white nights such as only the west knows.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading June came and the prairies were covered with wild flowers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading There were wonderful white nights such as only the west knows.

but in spite of that

From this reading VIVE SO the days and weeks passed on at the Rainbow Ranch, seeming to be uneventful and yet filled with quantities of pleasures and interests.