Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

later than; following

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

(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 last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

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

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

expected hopefully

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

eagerly desirous

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

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

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

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

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

make calm or still

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

intentionally conceived

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

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

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

determined or decided upon as by an authority

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

in another and different manner

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

an opposing military force

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

apart from; not including

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

extreme fatigue

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

the act of giving

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

death of a person

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

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

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

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

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

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

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

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

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

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

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

immediately past

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

the act of tarrying

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

for more time

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

march in a procession

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

the force of workers available

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

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

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

above and across; more than

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

possessive form of “patient” — a person who requires medical care

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

cheap or pretentious or vain display

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

a note appended to a letter after the signature

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

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

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

in a grave and sedate manner

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

having a supporting base

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

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From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

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

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

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

From this reading Few human creatures are strong enough, except in books, to march thus solemnly and statelily to the edge of the grave.

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

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

being four more than twenty

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

precisely as stated

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

having won

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

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

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

at the time that

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

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

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He dictated his postscript, lying in great exhaustion, but solemn calm, not without a certain pomp of conscious grandeur, victorious over death and the grave.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading “That great angel whom men call the last enemy is standing by my bedside,” the dying man said, giving forth his last utterance slowly word by word.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading The last event itself was twenty-four hours later than the anxious watchers expected it to be, and wore them all out more utterly than any previous part of their patient’s lingering illness.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Meredith died the next day, after a struggle longer and harder than could have been anticipated, and very differently from the manner in which, when he dictated his last message to the world, he expected to die.