Chapter XVI

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

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

later than; following

From this reading Immediately after six the box would be opened, the ballots counted and the choice of the Juniors announced.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

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

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading Immediately after six the box would be opened, the ballots counted and the choice of the Juniors announced.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

plural of “ballot” — a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

From this reading Immediately after six the box would be opened, the ballots counted and the choice of the Juniors announced.

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

From this reading Immediately after six the box would be opened, the ballots counted and the choice of the Juniors announced.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading Immediately after six the box would be opened, the ballots counted and the choice of the Juniors announced.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

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 For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading Immediately after six the box would be opened, the ballots counted and the choice of the Juniors announced.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

the outside boundary or surface of something

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

plural of “frost” — ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

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

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

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

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Immediately after six the box would be opened, the ballots counted and the choice of the Juniors announced.

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

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

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From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

plural of “junior” — term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading Immediately after six the box would be opened, the ballots counted and the choice of the Juniors announced.

immediately past

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

a room where books are kept

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

the middle of the day

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

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

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

according to the clock

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Immediately after six the box would be opened, the ballots counted and the choice of the Juniors announced.

above and across; more than

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

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

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766)

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

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

From this reading ELECTION DAY The day for the election of the president of the Junior Class had arrived at last.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

made neat and tidy by trimming

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

up to a particular time

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

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

From this reading Now and then in the past few weeks a light snow had fallen and the shore waters of the Hudson River would then be trimmed with a fine fringe of ice.

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

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.

a Caucasian

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For December had come with her white frosts and cold, brilliant days and the fields about Primrose Hall were sere and brown.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Lessons were over at noon and from three o’clock until six in the afternoon Jessica Hunt and Miss Sterne would remain in the library at Primrose Hall watching over the ballot box.