Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Clare was hovering about the plough.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

(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 The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

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

From this reading CLARE AND HIS HUMAN BROTHERS.

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

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

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

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

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading CLARE AND HIS HUMAN BROTHERS.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

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From this reading CLARE AND HIS HUMAN BROTHERS.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

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 One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

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

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

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

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

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

From this reading CLARE AND HIS HUMAN BROTHERS.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading Clare was hovering about the plough.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading CLARE AND HIS HUMAN BROTHERS.

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

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

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

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

and nothing more

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

march in a procession

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

a particular point in time

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

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

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

not any; not one

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

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

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

above and across; more than

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

From this reading Clare was hovering about the plough.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

tending to impart new life and vigor to

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

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 Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

express in words

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

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

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

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From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

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

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

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

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

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

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

belonging to which person

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.

characteristic of or occurring in winter

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The fields were now dark and wintry, heartless and cold; now shining all over as with repentant tears; one moment refusing to be comforted, and the next reviving with hope and a sense of new life.

but in spite of that

From this reading Another anecdote of him, that has no furtherance of the story in it, I must yet tell.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading One cold day in a stormy March, the wind was wildly blowing broken clouds across the heavens, and now rain, now sleet, over the shivering blades of the young corn, whose tender green was just tinging the dark brown earth.