Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

(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 flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

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

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

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

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

possessive form of “bachelor” — a man who has never been married

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

hang freely

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

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From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

straying from the right course or from accepted standards

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

a stroke of luck

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

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

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

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

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

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From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

the lack of knowledge or education

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

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

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

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

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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 HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

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

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

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

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

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

From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.

any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

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

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

past form of “witness” — be a witness to

From this reading HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT As Mr. Dangle had witnessed, the fugitives had been left by him by the side of the road about two miles from Botley.

usually used in combination: “liverwort”; “milkwort”; “whorlywort”

From this reading Before Mr. Dangle’s appearance, Mr. Hoopdriver had been learning with great interest that mere roadside flowers had names,—star-flowers, wind-stars, St. John’s wort, willow herb, lords and ladies, bachelor’s buttons,—most curious names, some of them.

being two more than thirty

From this reading XXXII.

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From this reading “The flowers are all different in South Africa, y’know,” he was explaining with a happy fluke of his imagination to account for his ignorance.