Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading "A NEW PHASE."

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

have an effect upon

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

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

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

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

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

use to one's advantage

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

an occurrence of something

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

under normal conditions

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

slightly wet

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

unpleasantly cool and humid

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

flow back or recede

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

extremely painful

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

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

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

exhausted

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

and nothing more

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

a narrow way or road

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

immediately past

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

a town in west central Texas

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

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

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

in motion

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

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

From this reading "A NEW PHASE."

not any; not one

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

above and across; more than

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

an amount of time

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading "A NEW PHASE."

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

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

on the contrary

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

Identical; not different.

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

express in words

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

plural of “shire” — a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

wet through and through; thoroughly wet

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

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

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

occupy a large, elongated area

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

required or under orders

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

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

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

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

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

in or at that place or location

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

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

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

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

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

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

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

marked by no noteworthy or significant events

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

precisely as stated

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

be driven or carried along, as by the air

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

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

From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."

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

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

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

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

which person or people

From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.

a late time of life

From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."