Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

(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 This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading William or “Bill” Arnold, as he was called locally, was really the cause of it all.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was the father, but little more than a country wastrel.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading William or “Bill” Arnold, as he was called locally, was really the cause of it all.

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

From this reading William or “Bill” Arnold, as he was called locally, was really the cause of it all.

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

From this reading He had a fiddle on which he could play a little.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He was the father, but little more than a country wastrel.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

divisible by two

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

a social unit living together

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He was the father, but little more than a country wastrel.

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

From this reading He had a fiddle on which he could play a little.

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

From this reading He had a fiddle on which he could play a little.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading William or “Bill” Arnold, as he was called locally, was really the cause of it all.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading William or “Bill” Arnold, as he was called locally, was really the cause of it all.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading He was the father, but little more than a country wastrel.

by a particular locality

From this reading William or “Bill” Arnold, as he was called locally, was really the cause of it all.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

an idle worthless person

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

on one occasion

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading William or “Bill” Arnold, as he was called locally, was really the cause of it all.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

participate in games or sport

From this reading He had a fiddle on which he could play a little.

status established in order of importance or urgency

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading William or “Bill” Arnold, as he was called locally, was really the cause of it all.

past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

Identical; not different.

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

express in words

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

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

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

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

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.

someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently

From this reading He was the father, but little more than a country wastrel.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading BILL ARNOLD AND HIS BROOD West of Warsaw about twelve miles lies the town of Silver Lake, on a small picturesque lake of the same name—a place to which, during our residence at Warsaw, Ed and I more than once repaired to visit a ne’er-do-well uncle and his wife, the latter my mother’s half sister.

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From this reading William or “Bill” Arnold, as he was called locally, was really the cause of it all.

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

From this reading This family was so peculiar and so indifferent to all worldly success and precedence, so utterly trifling and useless, that I am tempted to tell about them even though they do not properly belong in this narrative.