Chapter VIII · Summer Days

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

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In one of the canals near by, an annual swimming-school was opened.

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

completing its life cycle within a year

From this reading In one of the canals near by, an annual swimming-school was opened.

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

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In one of the canals near by, an annual swimming-school was opened.

plural of “canal” — (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading In one of the canals near by, an annual swimming-school was opened.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

plural of “chrysanthemum” — the flower of a chrysanthemum plant

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

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

From this reading The third summer in Tokyo had come.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

well in the past; former

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

an athletic competition that involves diving into water

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

divisible by two

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

set up or found

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

an article of clothing

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

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

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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

From this reading The third summer in Tokyo had come.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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

From this reading The third summer in Tokyo had come.

plural of “iris” — plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

and nothing more

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

in a wasteful manner

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

worth remembering

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

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

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading In one of the canals near by, an annual swimming-school was opened.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading In one of the canals near by, an annual swimming-school was opened.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

above and across; more than

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

go across or through

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

a light shade of red

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

an educational institution

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

in the near future

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

past form of “starch” — stiffen with starch

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

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

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The third summer in Tokyo had come.

travel through water

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

the act of swimming

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In one of the canals near by, an annual swimming-school was opened.

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading The third summer in Tokyo had come.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

up to a particular time

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

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

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan

From this reading The third summer in Tokyo had come.

having passed out of existence

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

the activity of making visits

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

From this reading But it soon got warmer as they vanished from the sight till I found it hot even in one piece of a thin garment over my body, though my mother starched it for me just stiff enough for the air to pass through from one sleeve to the other.

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

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A Swimming School--How I Was Taught to Swim--Diving--The Old Home Week--Return of the Departed Souls--Visiting the Ancestral Graves--The Memorable Night--A Village Dance.

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

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

during the time that

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

a Caucasian

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading The air was fresh and cool, while the morning-glories in our back yard were blooming lavishly, and the Ainu chrysanthemums in white, pink, and purple, and the late irises were seen carried round the street in flower-venders’ baskets.