Chapter XV

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

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

anew

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “How many have you got working up there?” he asked.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading “Oh ’bout a dozen just now,” said Ferris.

an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading “Oh ’bout a dozen just now,” said Ferris.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

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From this reading “Oh ’bout a dozen just now,” said Ferris.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “How many have you got working up there?” he asked.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

only a very short time before

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “How many have you got working up there?” he asked.

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

From this reading “How many have you got working up there?” he asked.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

the act of retaining something

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

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From this reading “How many have you got working up there?” he asked.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

and nothing more

From this reading “Oh ’bout a dozen just now,” said Ferris.

staying power

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

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 “How many have you got working up there?” he asked.

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

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

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

From this reading “Oh ’bout a dozen just now,” said Ferris.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh ’bout a dozen just now,” said Ferris.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

above and across; more than

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Oh ’bout a dozen just now,” said Ferris.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

act of expanding by lengthening or widening

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “How many have you got working up there?” he asked.

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

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

male cat

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

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

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

From this reading Again and again they stopped to rest the struggling horses, and Tom placed stones under the rear wheels.

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

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ON THE WAY The buckboard seat was not wide enough to accommodate the three, so Tom sat in back with his legs dangling over, and occasionally, by way of stretching himself, stood up behind the seat, holding on to the back and chatting with the other two.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading It was a slow, hard pull up the mountain, over a woods road which was hardly more than a trail.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading “How many have you got working up there?” he asked.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “How many have you got working up there?” he asked.