Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

the state of being absent

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

any specific behavior

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

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

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

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

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments

From this reading Now he must fulfil his promise, Van argued.

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

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

adopted in order to deceive

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

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

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

the capacity to attract and hold something

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

cause to be bored

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

in accordance with convention or custom

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

one or the other of two

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

more quickly

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place there was his studying.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

set up or found

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

put in effect

From this reading Now he must fulfil his promise, Van argued.

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

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

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

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

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

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

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

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

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

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From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

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

From this reading In the first place there was his studying.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

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 HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

to a great degree or extent

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

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

From this reading Now he must fulfil his promise, Van argued.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the first place there was his studying.

promise solemnly and formally

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

a full supply

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

make a promise or commitment

From this reading Now he must fulfil his promise, Van argued.

the act of punishing

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

the season of growth

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading In the first place there was his studying.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

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

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In the first place there was his studying.

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

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

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

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Had not Bob assumed an obligation that must be lived up to and that was quite as binding as if it existed on paper instead of in a mere invisible point of honor?

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.

precisely as stated

From this reading He was very grateful to Bob and had given bond that he would live up to the pledge his chum had made for him.

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

From this reading In the first place there was his studying.

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

From this reading HOW VAN BORE HIS PUNISHMENT The spring term passed much faster than either Bob or Van dreamed it would and despite the absence of athletics Van Blake found plenty to do to fill the gap left by this customary activity.