Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

later than; following

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

(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 There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

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

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

any thing at all

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

From this reading AU REVOIR.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

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

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

a young person of either sex

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

without stop or interruption

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

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From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

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From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

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From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

set up or found

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

a young female

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

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

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

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

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

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From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

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From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

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

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

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 But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

engage in

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

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

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

not any; not one

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

above and across; more than

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

with speed

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

plural of “railing” — a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

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From this reading AU REVOIR.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

start suddenly, as from fright

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

having a supporting base

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

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

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

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

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

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

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

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

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

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

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

the topmost one of two

From this reading "One after another they flew away Far up to the heavenly blue, To the better country, the upper day----" JEAN INGELOW.

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

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

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

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

which person or people

From this reading "Little Charlotte climbed over the railings," continued Dudu, "but she did not jump down on the other side, for Mademoiselle Eliane, who was tall, found that by standing half-way up the bank she could reach the child and hand her down to Mademoiselle Jeanne, a little way below.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.

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

From this reading There was a good deal of laughing over it all, and this helped them to make friends more quickly than anything else would have done.

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

From this reading But indeed Charlotte was not a shy child, she had travelled too much and seen too many people to be so, and our young ladies, besides, were so kind and merry that no little girl could long have been strange with them.