Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

how long something has existed

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

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

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading There were in the basket six nuts, a bread-and-butter sandwich, and two apples!

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading There were in the basket six nuts, a bread-and-butter sandwich, and two apples!

a youthful male person

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

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From this reading There were in the basket six nuts, a bread-and-butter sandwich, and two apples!

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Breakfast was doubled.

having or expressing desire for something

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

twice as great or many

From this reading Breakfast was doubled.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

plural of “expedition” — a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading Provisions, the first necessity in long expeditions, were not forgotten.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Provisions, the first necessity in long expeditions, were not forgotten.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Provisions, the first necessity in long expeditions, were not forgotten.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

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

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

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

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

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

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

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

From this reading Provisions, the first necessity in long expeditions, were not forgotten.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

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From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Provisions, the first necessity in long expeditions, were not forgotten.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

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

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

the ship's officer in charge of navigation

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading Provisions, the first necessity in long expeditions, were not forgotten.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Provisions, the first necessity in long expeditions, were not forgotten.

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading There were in the basket six nuts, a bread-and-butter sandwich, and two apples!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

above and across; more than

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading Provisions, the first necessity in long expeditions, were not forgotten.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

From this reading There were in the basket six nuts, a bread-and-butter sandwich, and two apples!

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading There were in the basket six nuts, a bread-and-butter sandwich, and two apples!

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

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

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

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were in the basket six nuts, a bread-and-butter sandwich, and two apples!

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

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

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

From this reading There were in the basket six nuts, a bread-and-butter sandwich, and two apples!

an act of traveling by water

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.

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

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

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

From this reading Provisions, the first necessity in long expeditions, were not forgotten.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD “A SMALL boy, of Jules’s age and, like him, desirous to learn, one morning was making his preparations for a journey.

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading Never had a navigator getting ready for a voyage over distant seas shown more zeal.