Chapter VII

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

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

in a cheerfully buoyant manner

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Something had happened to lighten his load of dread and care.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Something had happened to lighten his load of dread and care.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

render capable or able for some task

From this reading Something must have happened to enable Lawrence to take that long, long journey back to Texas.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

a period of fourteen consecutive days

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading He had grown ten years older, and was wrinkled and gray.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading He had grown ten years older, and was wrinkled and gray.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Something had happened to lighten his load of dread and care.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Something must have happened to enable Lawrence to take that long, long journey back to Texas.

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

From this reading He had grown ten years older, and was wrinkled and gray.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

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

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

having or manifesting hope

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

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

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Something must have happened to enable Lawrence to take that long, long journey back to Texas.

Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

make more cheerful

From this reading Something had happened to lighten his load of dread and care.

weight to be borne or conveyed

From this reading Something had happened to lighten his load of dread and care.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Something must have happened to enable Lawrence to take that long, long journey back to Texas.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

inflected form of “marvel” — be amazed at

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

come together

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

the force of workers available

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Something must have happened to enable Lawrence to take that long, long journey back to Texas.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

easily agitated

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

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

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading He had grown ten years older, and was wrinkled and gray.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something had happened to lighten his load of dread and care.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

carry out

From this reading Something must have happened to enable Lawrence to take that long, long journey back to Texas.

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

From this reading He had grown ten years older, and was wrinkled and gray.

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading Something must have happened to enable Lawrence to take that long, long journey back to Texas.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

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

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

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

From this reading He had grown ten years older, and was wrinkled and gray.

which person or people

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

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

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Winn was of the party, and Winn, who a month gone by was looking haggard, nervous, miserable, now rode buoyantly, with almost hopeful eyes and certainly better color than he had had for months, despite the fact that he had lost both flesh and color during his illness.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Within the fortnight came poor Ned Lawrence back to Worth, and men who rode far out on the Crockett trail to meet the stage marvelled at the change three months had made in him.

marked by wrinkles

From this reading He had grown ten years older, and was wrinkled and gray.

a late time of life

From this reading He had grown ten years older, and was wrinkled and gray.