Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

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

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

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

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

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

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

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

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

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

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

a pass between mountain peaks

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

in accordance with convention or custom

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

divisible by two

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

at any time

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

past form of “evict” — expel or eject without recourse to legal process

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

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

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

in a physically fierce manner

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

an imperfection in an object or machine

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

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

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

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

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

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

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

a small worthless amount

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

in a monotonous manner

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

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

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

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

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

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

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

occurring from time to time

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

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

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

plural of “rumbling” — a loud low dull continuous noise

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

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

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

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

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

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

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading And now there came a few rumblings of thunder, with faint flashes of lightning low in the sky.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

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

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

not given to gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

in a way that was not expected

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

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

From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE OLD MILL The two boys, thus most unexpectedly evicted, stood disconsolately on the porch of the Half Way House, peering out into the storm.

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From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

(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 "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.

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From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The character of it had changed somewhat, the rain driving fiercely now and then, with an occasional quick flaw of wind, instead of falling monotonously.

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From this reading But who'd ever thought we'd have such tough luck as to run across Col. Witham up here, and a night like this?

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading "Well, Jack," said Henry Burns, at length, speaking with more than his customary deliberation, "wet night luck seems to be worse even than wet day luck.