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 "I suppose you're quite a little community by yourselves."

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

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

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

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading And she's one of the best girls I know, with lots of sense."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "I suppose you're quite a little community by yourselves."

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

a group of people living in a particular local area

From this reading "I suppose you're quite a little community by yourselves."

having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading And she's one of the best girls I know, with lots of sense."

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

From this reading And she's one of the best girls I know, with lots of sense."

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

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

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From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

newspapers and magazines collectively

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

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

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And she's one of the best girls I know, with lots of sense."

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

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

a large number or amount

From this reading And she's one of the best girls I know, with lots of sense."

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

used to form the superlative

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "On the paper?"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And she's one of the best girls I know, with lots of sense."

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

From this reading "On the paper?"

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "I suppose you're quite a little community by yourselves."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading And she's one of the best girls I know, with lots of sense."

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

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

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From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

express a supposition

From this reading "I suppose you're quite a little community by yourselves."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

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

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

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From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

precisely as stated

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "It must be very interesting," said Miss Triscoe, with little interest in the way she said it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And she's one of the best girls I know, with lots of sense."

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "She's mighty clever, and she's nice enough, too, though the kind of journalism that women do isn't the most dignified.

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From this reading "I suppose you're quite a little community by yourselves."

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading "I suppose you're quite a little community by yourselves."