Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

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

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Campbell had run away.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading THE BITERS BIT.

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From this reading THE BITERS BIT.

a youthful male person

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading Campbell had run away.

past form of “cane” — beat with a cane

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

plural of “culprit” — someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

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

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

a false statement

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

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

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

to a considerable degree

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

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

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

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

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

possessing qualities befitting a man

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Campbell had run away.

cut with a saw

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

an educational institution

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

the state of being asleep

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

move an implement through

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

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

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

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

From this reading THE BITERS BIT.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.

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

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

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

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

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

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

precisely as stated

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

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

From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.

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

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

in or at the place that

From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.