Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

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

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

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

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

without shoes

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

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

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading "Cast thy bread upon the waters."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

put or send forth

From this reading "Cast thy bread upon the waters."

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

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

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

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The room was very full.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

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

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

and nothing more

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

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 The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

the force of workers available

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The room was very full.

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

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

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

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

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

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

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

keeping a secret or furtive watch

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

a person who directs and manages an organization

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

the activity of supplying or providing something

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

possessive form of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

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

From this reading "Cast thy bread upon the waters."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

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

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

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

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading "Cast thy bread upon the waters."

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

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.

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

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "Cast thy bread upon the waters."

void of intelligence or thought

From this reading The long seat near the door was filled this morning by half a dozen dirty, ragged, barefooted boys; their teacher's seat was vacant, and those boys looked, every one, as though they had come thither just to have a grand frolic.

precisely as stated

From this reading The room was very full.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

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

From this reading The room was very full.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading "Cast thy bread upon the waters."

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

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The scholars had just finished singing their best-loved hymn, "Happy Land;" and the superintendent was walking up and down the room, spying out classes here and there which were without teachers, and supplying them from the visitors' seat, which was up by the desk.

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

From this reading Children, large and small, boys and girls, and some looking almost old enough to be called men and women, filled the seats.