Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

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

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

later than; following

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

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

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

reinforce with a buttress

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading THE NEW CHURCH.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

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

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

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

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

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From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

-ing form of “glaze” — coat with a glaze

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

the act of departing

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

in a gradual manner

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

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

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

only a very short time before

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

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

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

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

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

and nothing more

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

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

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

an interconnected system of things or people

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

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

From this reading THE NEW CHURCH.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

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

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

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

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

coated with paint

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

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

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

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

From this reading THE NEW CHURCH.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

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

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

the application of tiles to cover a surface

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

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

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

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

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

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

From this reading Then the doors were put up--were they going to finish that handsome tower?

at the time that

From this reading When I first took up my abode in the cell, it was just begun--the walls had hardly risen above the neighbouring sheds and garden-fences.

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

From this reading In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

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 In a poor suburb of the city, which I could see well enough from my little window, a new Gothic church was building.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But month after month I had watched it growing; I had seen one window after another filled with tracery, one buttress after another finished off with its carved pinnacle; then I had watched the skeleton of the roof gradually clothed in tiling; and then the glazing of the windows--some of them painted, I could see, from the iron network which was placed outside them the same day.