Chapter III

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

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

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

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

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From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

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

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

an occurrence of something

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

developed or executed with care and in minute detail

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

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

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

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From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

every person

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

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From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

a man of refinement

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

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From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

equally distant from the extremes

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

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From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

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

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

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From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

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

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

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

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

and nothing more

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

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From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

possessive form of “mark” — a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

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

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

a port city in southeastern Wales

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

not any; not one

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

on one occasion

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

and nothing more

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

above and across; more than

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

go across or through

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

an educational institution

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

inflected form of “skip” — bypass

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

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

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

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

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

carry out

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

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

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

in or at that place or location

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

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

From this reading I might take it for granted that everyone knows Yardley, just as they know Exeter and Andover and Groton and St. Mark’s and Lawrenceville and Hillton and a dozen more.

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

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

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

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

create by training and teaching

From this reading I once heard a middle-aged gentleman, who sat across from me in the parlor car, remark as the train stopped at New Haven: “New Haven?

except if; if not

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

the act of using

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

precisely as stated

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

which person or people

From this reading But if I did I’d probably hear from it, for there is always some one who “doesn’t know.”

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From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

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

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It may be that you know all about Yardley, in which case this chapter is not for you, and you have only to pass it over, and no hard feelings.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WHICH MAY BE SKIPPED Yardley Hall School is at Wissining, Conn., and Wissining――for it is no use looking at your map unless it is a very detailed one――is on Long Island Sound, about halfway between New Haven and Newport.