Chapter XVI

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

From this reading A VAIN SEARCH.

anew

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

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

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

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

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading ‘But I tell you he is gone,’ said the doctor.

a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

someone who drives a taxi for a living

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

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

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

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

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

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

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

a man of refinement

From this reading ‘THE young gentleman not there?

destroyed or killed

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

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

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

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

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

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

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

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

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

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

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

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

From this reading ‘But I tell you he is gone,’ said the doctor.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

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 ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ‘THE young gentleman not there?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

on the contrary

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

precisely, exactly

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading A VAIN SEARCH.

in an aggressive manner

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

from a time in the past until now

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

term of address for a man

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

a male human offspring

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

express in words

From this reading ‘But I tell you he is gone,’ said the doctor.

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From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

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

From this reading ‘THE young gentleman not there?

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

in or at that place or location

From this reading ‘THE young gentleman not there?

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading A VAIN SEARCH.

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

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

at the time that

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

in or at the place that

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Why, sir, that’s impossible,’ said the cabman, astonishment written on every feature of his honest red face, as the excited doctor jumped out of the cab again and demanded rather sharply where his son had gone.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’

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

From this reading ‘THE young gentleman not there?

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading ‘You shut the door yourself when you left, and he was inside right enough then, and I would have heard him if he had opened the door since, and shut it again behind him.’