Chapter XII · The Badger

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

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

(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 In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

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

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

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

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

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

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

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

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

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

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

the first light of day

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

pass by

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

past form of “eschew” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

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From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

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

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

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

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

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

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

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

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

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

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

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

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

the state of being a man; manly qualities

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

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

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

plural of “obligation” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

not divisible by two

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

and nothing more

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

the act of subjugating by cruelty

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

the act of providing approval and support

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

express in words

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

a boy attending school

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

not agitated; without losing self-possession

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

past form of “sober” — cause to become sober

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

required or under orders

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

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

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

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

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In the first, the schoolboy, with his “shining morning face” and serene irresponsibility, had it all his own way.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have not eschewed adventure, Harry and I; only the spirit of it in us is beginning to be tempered with a sense of moral obligations.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It is with an odd sense of nervousness, and almost of oppression, that I open upon the second act of my story.

a late time of life

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Now--an interval of five years having been supposed, as the play-bills say, to elapse--the “shining morning face” shows a little sobered, a little greyer in the dawn of manhood, like a young moon in the dawn of day.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading We are indulgent to the flippancies of youth but in so far as they do not venture to presume upon our patronage.