Chapter XIV

later than; following

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

(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 and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

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

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was several moments before the older boy realized that Billy was growing excited.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

past form of “bottle” — store (liquids or gases) in bottles

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

a youthful male person

From this reading It was several moments before the older boy realized that Billy was growing excited.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

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 He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

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From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading It was several moments before the older boy realized that Billy was growing excited.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

stop moving or become immobilized

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

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

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading It was several moments before the older boy realized that Billy was growing excited.

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

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

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

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

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

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

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

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

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

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

a device that requires skill for proper use

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

and nothing more

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

immediately past

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading It was several moments before the older boy realized that Billy was growing excited.

not any; not one

From this reading And no wonder!

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

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading It was several moments before the older boy realized that Billy was growing excited.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading It was several moments before the older boy realized that Billy was growing excited.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading It was several moments before the older boy realized that Billy was growing excited.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

not in physical motion

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

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

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

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

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

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

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

past form of “tinkle” — make or emit a high sound

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

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

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

a source of difficulty

From this reading GATHERING TROUBLE The telephone tinkled in the kitchen just after Dan had pulled off his boots.

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

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Billy, still having his boots on, went down the back stairway and Dan heard him speaking into the instrument.

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

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading And no wonder!

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

From this reading He and Billy were the last to go to bed on this evening, for it was so cold that they had gone out to the milk room to blanket all the bottled milk for fear the bottles would freeze and burst their caps.