Chapter VI

the state of being absent

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading On entering the room he found his uncle already there.

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

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading PHIL BREAKS HIS WORD.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

adjust for

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

possessive form of “crawford” — United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

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From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

a movement into or inward

From this reading On entering the room he found his uncle already there.

divisible by two

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

set up or found

From this reading On entering the room he found his uncle already there.

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

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

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

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

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

From this reading PHIL BREAKS HIS WORD.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

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

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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 He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

engage in

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

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

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On entering the room he found his uncle already there.

above and across; more than

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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From this reading PHIL BREAKS HIS WORD.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading On entering the room he found his uncle already there.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

moving very fast

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

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

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

in or at that place or location

From this reading On entering the room he found his uncle already there.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading On entering the room he found his uncle already there.

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

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading He had stayed over time at business to compensate for his long absence in the middle of the day, and had walked leisurely back to Swift Street.

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

From this reading BIG BEN was striking ten as Phil reached home that night.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading PHIL BREAKS HIS WORD.

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

From this reading He did not care to hurry himself, for he knew that Millie would not be awaiting him, and even Miss Crawford's drawing-box could not make up for her absence.