Chapter XVI

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

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

to or in a foreign country

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

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

From this reading One year Master and I spent in the city.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

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

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading One year Master and I spent in the city.

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

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

usually; as a rule

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

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

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

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

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

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

From this reading One year Master and I spent in the city.

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

From this reading One year Master and I spent in the city.

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

plural of “jeer” — showing your contempt by derision

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

in the recent past

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading One year Master and I spent in the city.

the force of workers available

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One year Master and I spent in the city.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

the act of preventing

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

precisely, exactly

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

cut with a saw

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

plural of “sneer” — a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

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

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

express in speech

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading One year Master and I spent in the city.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

not in physical motion

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

the activity of supplying or providing something

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

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

From this reading One year Master and I spent in the city.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

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

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

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

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

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

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

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

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

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

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We dumb animals have reason to thank the Creator that He made a few like these.

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

From this reading I saw a good deal of life there, but dark as some of the pictures were, they had in some instances their bright side.

which person or people

From this reading He was supplying the place of a friend in the profession, who was sick and had gone abroad.

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

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading In this city a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, had lately been started, and, though people generally did not give it much countenance, there were still a few brave, humane men and women who dared to speak for those who could not speak for themselves; who dared to do right despite the sneers and jeers of the world.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading One year Master and I spent in the city.