Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

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

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading I know it must be awful,--cruel--for you!"

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

From this reading I know it must be awful,--cruel--for you!"

past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

become glassy; lose clear vision

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

uttered without voice

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading I know it must be awful,--cruel--for you!"

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

at any time

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

with resolute determination

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I know it must be awful,--cruel--for you!"

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading "Please forgive me!" she said, "I wasn't sure.

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

destroyed or killed

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

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

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Please forgive me!" she said, "I wasn't sure.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I know it must be awful,--cruel--for you!"

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I know it must be awful,--cruel--for you!"

go away from a place

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Please forgive me!" she said, "I wasn't sure.

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

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I know it must be awful,--cruel--for you!"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

on one occasion

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

and nothing more

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "Please forgive me!" she said, "I wasn't sure.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

shake with fast, tremulous movements

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

precisely, exactly

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Please forgive me!" she said, "I wasn't sure.

express in words

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Please forgive me!" she said, "I wasn't sure.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "Please forgive me!" she said, "I wasn't sure.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

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

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

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

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

up to a particular time

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

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

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

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From this reading "Please forgive me!" she said, "I wasn't sure.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading She set her lips more firmly and blinked off at the blur of pretty homes on her right without seeing any of them.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "He--is all I have left!" the woman breathed with a quick controlled gasp, "but, of course--it was--right that he should go!"

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

From this reading "He would have gone sooner, only he thought he ought not to leave me till he had to," she said with another proud little quiver in her voice, as if having once spoken she must go on and say more, "I kept telling him I would get on all right--but he always was so careful of me--ever since his father died!"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I know it must be awful,--cruel--for you!"