Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

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

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

(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 And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

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

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

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

From this reading "We shall hear of another tragedy by and by."

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "We shall hear of another tragedy by and by."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "We shall hear of another tragedy by and by."

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From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading It was then close on eight o'clock in the morning.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

being one more than seven

From this reading It was then close on eight o'clock in the morning.

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

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

set up or found

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

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

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "We shall hear of another tragedy by and by."

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was then close on eight o'clock in the morning.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

immediately past

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was then close on eight o'clock in the morning.

killed unlawfully

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

not any; not one

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

according to the clock

From this reading It was then close on eight o'clock in the morning.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "We shall hear of another tragedy by and by."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

covered with water

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

above your head; in the sky

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "We shall hear of another tragedy by and by."

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

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

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It was then close on eight o'clock in the morning.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading "We shall hear of another tragedy by and by."

not known

From this reading Erös Béla had been found--out in the open--murdered by an unknown hand.

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

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

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

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We shall hear of another tragedy by and by."

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

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

From this reading And so in Marosfalva there was no wedding on the festival day of S. Michael and All Angels; instead of that, on the day following, there was a solemn Mass for the dead in the small village church, which was full to overflowing on that great occasion.

which person or people

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.

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 Fehér Károly and his brother, who lived down the Fekete Road, had taken a cut across the last maize-field--the one situated immediately behind the inn kept by Ignácz Goldstein, and they had come across Béla's body, lying in the yard, with face upturned and eyes staring up sightlessly at the brilliant blue sky overhead.