Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

(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 The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

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

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

an expectation

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading How well I remember my poor lad's first day!

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

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading How well I remember my poor lad's first day!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

for a limitless time

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

highly enthusiastic

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

for this reason

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

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

From this reading Where should I seat him?

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From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

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From this reading How well I remember my poor lad's first day!

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

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

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

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

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From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

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From this reading How well I remember my poor lad's first day!

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

From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

engage in

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

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

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading How well I remember my poor lad's first day!

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

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

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading How well I remember my poor lad's first day!

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

To recall to mind.

From this reading How well I remember my poor lad's first day!

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Where should I seat him?

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

do one's shopping

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Where should I seat him?

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

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

From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

in or at that place or location

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

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From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

except if; if not

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading A LITTLE "HOODLUM'S" VIRTUE KINDLES AT THE TOUCH OF JOY.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

(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 How well I remember my poor lad's first day!

at the time that

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

in or at the place that

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

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

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The next morning when I reached the little tin shop on the corner,--a blessed trysting-place, forever sacred, where the children waited for me in sunshine, rain, wind, and storm, unless forbidden,--there on the step sat faithful Patsy, with a clean and shining morning face, all glowing with anticipation.

a late time of life

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "If you make children happy now, you will make them happy twenty years hence by the memory of it."