Chapter I

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

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

anew

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

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

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading Mrs. Cowell asked anxiously.

the formal act of approving

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

on or to one side

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

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

From this reading Mrs. Cowell asked anxiously.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

the act of preventing something from occurring

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

next to; at the side of

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

a youthful male person

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

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

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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From this reading Mrs. Cowell asked anxiously.

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

a female human offspring

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

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

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

in an expectant manner

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

a long fixed look

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

in a gradual manner

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

a young female

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

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

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

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

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

the act of retaining something

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

with strained or eager attention

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

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

From this reading “Is that he?”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

held up in the air

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

below the surround or below the normal position

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Cowell asked anxiously.

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

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

move the upper body backwards and down

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

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

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

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

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

male cat

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

past form of “upholster” — provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

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

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

during the time that

From this reading His mother had lowered the back of this chair so that he could recline upon it, and she kneeled beside him holding his hand in one of hers while she gently bathed his forehead with the other.

which person or people

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books the Roy Blakeley Books the Pee-Wee Harris Books the Westy Martin Books Published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America The boy lay in a large, thickly upholstered Morris chair in the living room.

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

From this reading She watched his face intently, now and again averting her gaze to observe a young girl, her daughter, who had lifted aside the curtain in the front door and was gazing expectantly out into the quiet street.