Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

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From this reading To these the loss of Alec was dreary.

(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 Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

a quantity of money

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

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

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

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From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

adopted in order to deceive

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

past form of “devolve” — pass on or delegate to another

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading To these the loss of Alec was dreary.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

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

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

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

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

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

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

an established custom

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

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

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

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

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

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

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

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

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

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

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

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

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

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 At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

something that is lost

From this reading To these the loss of Alec was dreary.

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From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

as might be expected

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

not any; not one

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

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

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To these the loss of Alec was dreary.

the action of attacking an enemy

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

the position of protector

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

an educational institution

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

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

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading To these the loss of Alec was dreary.

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

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

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

From this reading This was not agreeable to the Bruce, but the kingly inheritor abode his hour; and Mrs Forbes had no notion of the amount of offence she gave by doing so.

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

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

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

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

precisely as stated

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

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

From this reading To these the loss of Alec was dreary.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

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

From this reading So they were in a manner compelled to draw closer together.

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

From this reading At school, Curly assumed the protectorship of Annie which had naturally devolved upon him, although there was now comparatively little occasion for its exercise; and Mrs Forbes, finding herself lonely in her parlour during the long _forenights_, got into the habit of sending Mary at least three times a week to fetch her.

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

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.

plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Meantime, at Glamerton the winter passed very much like former winters to all but three--Mrs Forbes, Annie Anderson, and Willie Macwha.