Chapter XI · From Kylemore to Galway

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From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

in an enjoyable manner

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

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From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

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From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

the quantity that a barrow will hold

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

offering little or no hope

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

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

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

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

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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 Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

carry on a conversation

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

document effecting a property transfer

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

traveling across

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

in a delightful manner

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

characterized by great determination

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

half asleep

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

in an effective manner

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

divisible by two

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

formed or conceived by the imagination

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

plural of “geranium” — any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

depressingly dark

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

one who works hard at boring tasks

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

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

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

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

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

someone who hunts game

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

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

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

free from external control and constraint

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

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From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

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From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

the act of departing

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

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From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

a midday meal

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

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From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

come together

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

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

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

used to form the superlative

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

above and across; more than

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

go across or through

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

a regular customer

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

a perceptual structure

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

the class of peasants

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

a full supply

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

a mark to indicate a direction or relation

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

with reluctance

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

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From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

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

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

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

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

lacking brightness or color; dull

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

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

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

in the near future

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

not in physical motion

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

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

From this reading Boats, too, were crossing the water; and a soldier in uniform, coming over in one of them, glowed on the gloomy lake, like a bed of scarlet geraniums in the middle of a fallow field.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

at the time that

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

in or at the place that

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

a Caucasian

From this reading But the dreariness of the scene was soon delightfully relieved by numbers of the peasantry, on their way to the Fair, or _Pattern_ as it is called, being held on the festival of some _Patron_ Saint, at _Leenane_; and the striking colours of their picturesque costume, red, white, and blue, came out most effectively against the sombre darkness of the back-ground.

which person or people

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

in a wistful manner

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now we pass through the severe and solemn scenery of _the Killeries_, compared by Inglis, Barrow, and Miss Martineau, to a Norwegian Fiord, with its lakes so still, and cold, and black, and its mountains so bleak and stern, that even the sea-fowl seemed to have deserted it with the exception of a single cormorant, who looked as though he had committed himself in some disreputable way, and had been banished here for solitary confinement.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WE left _Kyle-more_ next morning about 8.30,--the Irishman calling to us from his window, “to give his love to the Bishop of London, and to ask him what he fancied for the Chester Cup,”--travelling on an outside car,--the most pleasant mode of conveyance for two persons, as you are thus perfectly independent, can stop when and where you please, have plenty of room, and can converse agreeably.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Frank looked wistfully back at the lake, like the pointer sent home at luncheon, or the hunter you have ridden as your hack to the “meet,” or (a resemblance much more to his taste), a _belle_, reluctantly leaving the ball-room, on the arm of her drowsy but determined Pa.